Judges 16:17:19Judg.16.17.W19TAB
כְּכָל־הָאָדָֽם׃
kekholhaadam
“like any man”
- Transliteration
- ke-khol-ha-a-DAM
- Extended
- keh-kohl-haa-ah-DAHM
- IPA
- /kəkɔl.haː.ʔaːˈdaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- like any man
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
ke-khol-ha-a-DAM
- clause
im-gul-LAKH-ti ve-SAR mi-ME-ni kho-KHI ve-kha-LI-ti ve-ha-YI-ti ke-khol-ha-a-DAM
- sentence
va-yag-GED-la et-kol-lib-BO va-yo-MER LA mo-RA lo-a-LA al-ro-SHI ki-ne-ZIR e-lo-HIM a-NI mi-BE-ten i-MI im-gul-LAKH-ti ve-SAR mi-ME-ni kho-KHI ve-kha-LI-ti ve-ha-YI-ti ke-khol-ha-a-DAM
Exegesis
The simile kə-khol-hā-ʾāḏām {כְּכָל־הָאָדָֽם | kə-khol-hā-ʾāḏām} “like all the people” contrasts the dedicated vow with ordinary humanity.
Root and etymology
ʾ-d-maleph–dalet–mem
“man, human”
In context — Judges 16:17
And he told her all his heart and said to her, “A razor has never come upon my head, for I am a Nazirite of God from my mother’s womb; if I am shaved, then my strength would leave me, and I would become weak and be like any other man.”
About this coordinate
Judges 16:17:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of Judges 16:17, so the Hebrew word כְּכָל־הָאָדָֽם׃ (kekholhaadam) 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 Judg.16.17.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.16.17.W19.S1) and character.