Ezekiel 19:3:8Ezek.19.3.W8TAB
אָדָ֥ם
adam
“a human or man”
- Transliteration
- a-DAM
- Extended
- aa-DAAM
- IPA
- /ʔaːˈdaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- a human or man
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
a-DAM
- phraseyour reading level
a-DAM a-KHAL
- clause
va-yil-MAD li-te-RAF-TE-ref a-DAM a-KHAL
- sentence
va-ta-AL e-KHAD mi-gur-E-ha ke-FIR ha-YA va-yil-MAD li-te-RAF-TE-ref a-DAM a-KHAL
Exegesis
The direct-object construction adam akhal {אָדָם אָכַל | ʾā-ḏām ʾā-ḵal} places ‘man’ at the narrative climax, highlighting the predator’s final act. This progression from nurture to predation underscores the destructive character of the figure in Ezekiel’s lament.
Root and etymology
ʾ-d-maleph–dalet–mem
“man, human”
In context — Ezekiel 19:3
And she raised one of her cubs ; he grew into a young lion, learned to seize prey, and he devoured men .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 19:3:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Ezekiel 19:3, so the Hebrew word אָדָ֥ם (adam) 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.19.3.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.19.3.W8.S1) and character.