Ezekiel 21:19:2Ezek.21.19.W2TABWLC Ezekiel 21:24
בֶן־אָדָ֜ם
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 sim-le-KHA she-NA-yim de-ra-KHIM la-VO KHE-rev ME-lekh-ba-VEL me-ER-ets e-KHAD
- sentence
ve-a-TA ven-a-DAM sim-le-KHA she-NA-yim de-ra-KHIM la-VO KHE-rev ME-lekh-ba-VEL me-ER-ets e-KHAD ye-tsu she-NE-hem ve-YAD ba-RE be-ROSH DE-rekh-im ba-RE
Exegesis
The verse opens with ve-atah {וְאַתָּה | wə-ʾat-tāh} as a direct address, followed by the vocative ben-adam {בֶן־אָדָם | ben-ʾāḏām} “Son of Man,” which frames the instructions as a commanded sign-act to the prophet.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–dalet–mem
“man, humankind”
In context — Ezekiel 21:19
And you, Son of Man, set for yourself two ways for the sword of the king of Babylon to come; from one land both of them shall go out. And choose a signpost ; choose it at the head of the way to a city.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 21:19:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Ezekiel 21:19, so the Hebrew word בֶן־אָדָ֜ם (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.21.19.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.21.19.W2.S1) and character.