Jeremiah 18:17:9Jer.18.17.W9TAB
אֵידָֽם׃
edam
“their calamity or their distress”
- Transliteration
- E-dam
- Extended
- EE-dahm
- IPA
- /ˈʔeːjdaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- their calamity or their distress
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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
E-dam
- phraseyour reading level
be-YOM E-dam
- clause
O-ref ve-LO-fa-NIM er-EM be-YOM E-dam
- sentence
ke-RU-akh-ka-DIM a-fi-TSAM lif-NE o-YEV O-ref ve-LO-fa-NIM er-EM be-YOM E-dam
Exegesis
The temporal marker beyom edam {בְּי֥וֹם אֵידָֽם | bə-yôm ʾê-ḏām} ‘in the day of their calamity’ situates the action at the moment of coming doom. The English syntax reproduces Hebrew idiomatic order while maintaining clarity and forceful imagery.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–yod–dalet
“calamity, ruin”
In context — Jeremiah 18:17
Like an east wind I will scatter them before the enemy; in the day of their calamity I will show them My back and not My face.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 18:17:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Jeremiah 18:17, so the Hebrew word אֵידָֽם׃ (edam) 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.18.17.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.18.17.W9.S1) and character.