Job 21:33:5Job.21.33.W5TAB
כָּל־אָדָ֣ם
kaladam
“every human”
- Transliteration
- kal-a-DAM
- Extended
- kaal-ah-DAAM
- IPA
- /kɔːl.ʔaˈdɔːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- every human
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
kal-a-DAM
- phraseyour reading level
rig-VE na-KHAL ve-a-kha-RA-v kal-a-DAM yim-SHOKH
- clause
mat-ke-LU-lo rig-VE na-KHAL ve-a-kha-RA-v kal-a-DAM yim-SHOKH
- sentence
mat-ke-LU-lo rig-VE na-KHAL ve-a-kha-RA-v kal-a-DAM yim-SHOKH u-le-fa-NA-v EN mis-PAR
Exegesis
The second clause ve-acharav kol-adam yimshokh {וְ֭אַחֲרָיו כָּל־אָדָ֣ם יִמְשׁ֑וֹךְ | wə-’aḥ-ă-rāw kol-’ā-ḏām yim-šō-ḵ} combines a prepositional phrase with kol-adam ‘every person’ and the imperfect verb to express continued following.
Root and etymology
Rootʼ-d-m
“man, human”
In context — Job 21:33
The clods of the valley are sweet to him; after him every person will follow , and before him there is no number.
About this coordinate
Job 21:33:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Job 21:33, so the Hebrew word כָּל־אָדָ֣ם (kaladam) 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.21.33.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.21.33.W5.S1) and character.