Ezekiel 17:2:1Ezek.17.2.W1TAB
בֶּן־אָדָ֕ם
benadam
“son of man”
- Transliteration
- ben-A-dam
- Extended
- behhn-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
- clause
ben-A-dam KHUD khi-DA u-me-SHOL ma-SHAL
- sentence
ben-A-dam KHUD khi-DA u-me-SHOL ma-SHAL el-BET yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The address ben-adam {בֶּן־אָדָם | ben-ʾā-ḏām} ‘son of man’ functions as a prophetic titular formula emphasizing the prophet’s humanity.
Root and etymology
b-nBet–Nun
“son, descendant”
In context — Ezekiel 17:2
Son of man , pose a riddle and speak a parable to the house of Israel.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 17:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Ezekiel 17:2, 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.17.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.17.2.W1.S1) and character.