Ezekiel 22:24:1Ezek.22.24.W1TAB
בֶּן־אָדָ֕ם
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 e-MAR-la AT E-rets LO me-to-ha-RA HI
- sentence
ben-A-dam e-MAR-la AT E-rets LO me-to-ha-RA HI LO gu-she-MA be-YOM ZA-am
Exegesis
The address formula ben-adam {בֶּן־אָדָם | bēn-ʾā-ḏām} ‘Son of Man’ introduces the prophetic utterance.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–dalet–mem
“man, human”
In context — Ezekiel 22:24
Son of Man, say to her, “You are a land that has not been cleansed , nor has rain fallen on you in the day of indignation .”
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 22:24:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Ezekiel 22:24, 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.22.24.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.22.24.W1.S1) and character.