Ezekiel 20:46:1Ezek.20.46.W1TABWLC Ezekiel 21:2
בֶן־אָדָ֗ם
benadam
“son of man”
- Transliteration
- ben-A-dam
- Extended
- beh-n-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 SIM pa-NE-kha DE-rekh tei-ma-NA ve-ha-TEF el-da-ROM
- sentence
ben-A-dam SIM pa-NE-kha DE-rekh tei-ma-NA ve-ha-TEF el-da-ROM ve-hin-na-VE el-ya-AR ha-sa-DE NE-gev
Exegesis
The verse begins with a direct address ben adam {בֶּן־אָדָם | ben-ʾā-dām} ‘son of man,’ establishing Ezekiel’s representative role.
Root and etymology
Rootʾ-d-m
“human, earthling”
In context — Ezekiel 20:46
Son of man , set your face toward the way of the south, and utter a word toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the field in the Negev .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 20:46:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Ezekiel 20:46, so the Hebrew word בֶן־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.20.46.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.20.46.W1.S1) and character.