Jeremiah 21:6:5Jer.21.6.W5TAB
וְאֶת־הָאָדָ֖ם
veethaadam
“and {direct object} the human”
- Transliteration
- ve-et-ha-a-DAM
- Extended
- veh-eht-haa-aa-DAAM
- IPA
- /vəʔɛthaːʔaːˈdaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and {direct object} the human
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
ve-et-ha-a-DAM
- clause
ve-hik-KEI-ti et-yo-she-VEI ha-IR ha-ZOT ve-et-ha-a-DAM ve-et-ha-be-he-MA
- sentence
ve-hik-KEI-ti et-yo-she-VEI ha-IR ha-ZOT ve-et-ha-a-DAM ve-et-ha-be-he-MA be-DE-ver ga-DOL ya-MU-tu
Exegesis
The direct object markers et {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ} and ve’et {וְאֶת־ | wə-ʾeṯ} distribute the action across multiple recipients: yoshvei haʿir hazot {יוֹשְׁבֵי הָעִיר הַזֹּאת | yôš-ḇê hā-ʿîr haz-zōṯ} ‘inhabitants of this city’, ha’adam {הָאָדָם | hā-’ā-ḏām} ‘the man’, and habehemah {הַבְּהֵמָה | hab-bə-hê-māh} ‘the beast’, emphasizing both human and animal targets.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–dalet–mem
“man, mankind”
In context — Jeremiah 21:6
I will strike the inhabitants of this city—both people and animals—and they will die by a great pestilence.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 21:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Jeremiah 21:6, so the Hebrew word וְאֶת־הָאָדָ֖ם (veethaadam) 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.21.6.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.21.6.W5.S1) and character.