Ezekiel 15:2:1Ezek.15.2.W1TAB
בֶּן־אָדָ֕ם
benadam
“son of man”
- Transliteration
- ben-A-dam
- Extended
- behn-AA-daam
- IPA
- /bɛn.ʔaːˈdaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- son of man
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ben-A-dam
- clause
ben-A-dam ma-ye-HYE ETS-ha-GE-fen mi-kol-ETS
- sentence
ben-A-dam ma-ye-HYE ETS-ha-GE-fen mi-kol-ETS haz-me-RA a-SHER ha-YA ba-tse hay-YA-ar
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vocative ben-adam {בֶּן־אָדָם | ben-ʾā-dām} ‘son of man,’ emphasizing the prophet’s human designation.
Root and etymology
ʾ-d-maleph–dalet–mem
“human, man”
In context — Ezekiel 15:2
Son of man, what is the wood of the vine more than any wood, or the branch that is among the trees of the forest?
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 15:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Ezekiel 15:2, so the Hebrew word בֶּן־אָדָ֕ם (benadam) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Ezek.15.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.15.2.W1.S1) and character.