Genesis 2:7:4Gen.2.7.W4TAB
אֶת־הָֽאָדָ֗ם
ethaadam
“the human”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-a-DAM
- Extended
- eht-hah-ah-DAAM
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.haː.ʔaː.ˈðaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the human
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
et-ha-a-DAM
- clause
va-yi-TSER Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HIM et-ha-a-DAM a-FAR min-ha-a-da-MA va-yip-PAKH be-ap-PAV nish-MAT khai-YIM
- sentence
va-yi-TSER Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HIM et-ha-a-DAM a-FAR min-ha-a-da-MA va-yip-PAKH be-ap-PAV nish-MAT khai-YIM va-ye-HI ha-a-DAM le-NE-fesh khai-YA
Exegesis
The direct-object-marker et {אֶת | ʾeṯ} introduces ha-adam {הָאָדָם | hāʾādām} ‘the man’ as a definite entity.
Root and etymology
ʾ-d-m
“man, humankind”
In context — Genesis 2:7
And the LORD God formed the man from dust of the ground, breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.
About this coordinate
Genesis 2:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 2:7, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הָֽאָדָ֗ם (ethaadam) 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 Gen.2.7.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.2.7.W4.S1) and character.