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

Result
בֶן + אָ + דָ֜ם
ven + a + dam
venadam

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Nun Sofitfinal form of Nun — at word end
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Qametslong 'ah'
Daletd as in door
Qametslong 'ah'
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ven-a-DAM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-a-TA ven-a-DAM

  3. 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

  4. 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 contextEzekiel 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.