Jeremiah 16:20:2Jer.16.20.W2TAB
אָדָ֖ם
adam
“a man”
- Transliteration
- a-DAM
- Extended
- aa-DAAM
- IPA
- /ʔaːˈðaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- a man
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
a-DAM
- phraseyour reading level
ha-ya-a-SE-lo a-DAM
- clause
ha-ya-a-SE-lo a-DAM e-lo-HIM
- sentence
ha-ya-a-SE-lo a-DAM e-lo-HIM ve-HE-ma LO e-lo-HIM
Exegesis
The noun ʾāḏām {אָדָ֖ם | ʾā-ḏām} ‘a man’ generalizes the subject.
Root and etymology
ʾ-d-mʾ-d-m
“man, humankind”
In context — Jeremiah 16:20
Shall a man make gods for himself, and they are not gods?
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 16:20:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 16:20, so the Hebrew word אָדָ֖ם (adam) 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 Jer.16.20.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.16.20.W2.S1) and character.