Ezekiel 21:9:1Ezek.21.9.W1TABWLC Ezekiel 21:14
בֶּן־אָדָ֕ם
benadam
“son of man”
- Transliteration
- ben-A-dam
- Extended
- beh-nah-AA-dahm
- 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
- sentence
ben-A-dam hi-nna-VE ve-o-MAR-ta KO o-MAR a-do-NAI e-MOR KHE-rev KHE-rev hu-kha-DDA ve-gam-me-ru-TTA
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vocative ben adam {בֶּן־אָדָם | ben-ʾā-dām} ‘son of man’, highlighting Ezekiel’s role as God’s human messenger.
Root and etymology
Rootʾ-d-m
“human, mankind”
In context — Ezekiel 21:9
Son of man, prophesy and say: Thus says the Lord GOD , ‘A sword, a sword is sharpened and also polished .’
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 21:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Ezekiel 21:9, so the Hebrew word בֶּן־אָדָ֕ם (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.21.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.21.9.W1.S1) and character.