Leviticus 24:17:5Lev.24.17.W5TAB
אָדָ֑ם
adam
“human”
- Transliteration
- a-DAM
- Extended
- ah-DAAM
- IPA
- /ʔaː.ˈdaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- human
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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
kohl-NE-fesh a-DAM
- clause
ve-ISH KI ya-KEH kohl-NE-fesh a-DAM
- sentence
ve-ISH KI ya-KEH kohl-NE-fesh a-DAM MOT yoo-MAT
Exegesis
The construct kol-nē-p̄ēš ʾā-ḏām {כָּל־נֶפֶשׁ אָדָם | kol-nē-p̄ēš ʾā-ḏām} ‘all human life’ conveys universal scope.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–dalet–mem
“man, humankind”
In context — Leviticus 24:17
And if any man kills any human being , he shall surely be put to death .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 24:17:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Leviticus 24:17, so the Hebrew word אָדָ֑ם (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 Lev.24.17.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.24.17.W5.S1) and character.