Ezekiel 20:3:1Ezek.20.3.W1TAB
בֶּן־אָדָ֗ם
benadam
“son of man”
- Transliteration
- ben-A-dam
- Extended
- beh-nah-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 da-BER et-zik-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-a-MAR-ta a-LE-hem KO a-MAR a-do-NAI Ye-ho-VI
- sentence
ben-A-dam da-BER et-zik-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-a-MAR-ta a-LE-hem KO a-MAR a-do-NAI Ye-ho-VI ha-lid-ROSH o-TI a-TEM ba-IM khai-a-NI im-id-da-RESH la-KHEM ne-UM a-do-NAI Ye-ho-VI
Exegesis
The opening vocative ben-adam {בֶּן־אָדָם | ben-ʾā-dām} ‘son of man’ emphasizes the prophet’s identity.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–dalet–mem
“man”
In context — Ezekiel 20:3
Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel, and say to them, “Thus says the Lord GOD : Is it to inquire of Me that you have come? As I live , I will not be inquired of by you, declares the Lord GOD.”
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 20:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Ezekiel 20:3, so the Hebrew word בֶּן־אָדָ֗ם (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.20.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.20.3.W1.S1) and character.