Ezekiel 21:2:1Ezek.21.2.W1TABWLC Ezekiel 21:7
בֶּן־אָדָ֗ם
benadam
“son of man”
- Transliteration
- ben-A-dam
- Extended
- behn-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 SIM pa-NE-kha el-ye-ru-sha-LA-im ve-ha-TEF el-mik-DA-shim
- sentence
ben-A-dam SIM pa-NE-kha el-ye-ru-sha-LA-im ve-ha-TEF el-mik-DA-shim ve-hi-na-VE el-ad-MAT yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vocative ben adam {בֶּן־אָדָם | ben-ʾā-dām} ‘son of man,’ marking Ezekiel’s human address.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–dalet–mem
“man, humankind”
In context — Ezekiel 21:2
Son of man , set your face toward Jerusalem and turn toward her sanctuaries , and prophesy against the land of Israel.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 21:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Ezekiel 21:2, 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.21.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.21.2.W1.S1) and character.