Ezekiel 21:14:2Ezek.21.14.W2TABWLC Ezekiel 21:19
בֶן־אָדָ֔ם
venadam
“son of man”
- Transliteration
- ven-a-DAM
- Extended
- vehhn-ah-DAAM
- IPA
- /vɛn.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
ven-a-DAM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-a-TA ven-a-DAM
- clause
ve-a-TA ven-a-DAM hi-na-VE ve-HAKH KAF el-KAF
- sentence
ve-a-TA ven-a-DAM hi-na-VE ve-HAKH KAF el-KAF ve-ti-kha-FEL KHE-rev she-li-shi-TA KHE-rev kha-la-LIM HI KHE-rev kha-LAL ha-ga-DOL ha-kho-DE-ret la-HEM
Exegesis
The clause begins with direct address, ve'attah {וְאַתָּ֣ה | wə-ʾat-tāh} ‘and you,’ followed by the vocative ben-'adam {בֶן־אָדָ֔ם | ben-ʾā-ḏām} ‘son of man,’ establishing the prophet as the addressee.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–dalet–mem
“man, humankind”
In context — Ezekiel 21:14
And you, son of man , prophesy, and strike palm to palm; and let the sword be doubled, a third time —a sword of the slain. It is a sword of a slain one, the great one, the one that penetrates to them.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 21:14:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Ezekiel 21:14, so the Hebrew word בֶן־אָדָ֔ם (venadam) 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.21.14.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.21.14.W2.S1) and character.