Job 14:10:5Job.14.10.W5TAB
אָדָ֣ם
adam
“a human”
- Transliteration
- a-DAM
- Extended
- aa-DAAM
- IPA
- /ʔaːˈðaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- a human
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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
a-DAM ve-AI-yo
- clause
va-yig-VA a-DAM ve-AI-yo
- sentence
ve-GE-ver ya-MUT va-ye-khe-LASH va-yig-VA a-DAM ve-AI-yo
Exegesis
The repetition of “man” terms (gever and adam {אָדָ֣ם | ʾā-ḏām}) functions as poetic variation, stressing that both the “strong man” and humanity in general meet the same end.
Root and etymology
consonantsaleph–dalet–mem
“human, mankind”
In context — Job 14:10
But a man dies and is brought low ; a human expires, and where is he ?
About this coordinate
Job 14:10:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Job 14:10, so the Hebrew word אָדָ֣ם (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 Job.14.10.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.14.10.W5.S1) and character.