Ezekiel 16:2:1Ezek.16.2.W1TAB
בֶּן־אָדָ֕ם
benadam
“son of man”
- Transliteration
- ben-A-dam
- Extended
- behn-AH-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
- sentence
ben-A-dam ho-DA et-ye-ru-sha-LA-im et-to-a-vo-TE-ha
Exegesis
The clause opens with the vocative ben-adam {בֶּן־אָדָם | ben-ʾā-ḏām} ‘son of man,’ Ezekiel’s prophetic address.
Root and etymology
Rootbet nun
“son, descendant”
In context — Ezekiel 16:2
Son of man , make known to Jerusalem her abominations .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 16:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Ezekiel 16:2, 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.16.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.16.2.W1.S1) and character.