Job 21:4:2Job.21.4.W2TAB
לְאָדָ֣ם
leadam
“to a man”
- Transliteration
- le-a-DAM
- Extended
- leh-ah-DAAM
- IPA
- /ləʔaˈdaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to a man
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
le-a-DAM
- clause
he-a-NO-khi le-a-DAM si-KHI
- sentence
he-a-NO-khi le-a-DAM si-KHI ve-im-mad-DU-a lo-tik-TSAR ru-KHI
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase ləʾādām {לְאָדָם | ləʾādām} ‘to man’ specifies the external audience for siḥî {שִׂיחִי | siḥî} ‘my complaint.’
Root and etymology
Rootʼ-d-m
“man, human”
In context — Job 21:4
Is my complaint directed to man , and if so, why should my spirit not be short?
About this coordinate
Job 21:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Job 21:4, so the Hebrew word לְאָדָ֣ם (leadam) 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.21.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.21.4.W2.S1) and character.