Proverbs 1:18:2Prov.1.18.W2TAB
לְדָמָ֣ם
ledamam
“for their blood”
- Transliteration
- le-da-MAM
- Extended
- leh-daa-MAAM
- IPA
- /lədaːˈmaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- for their blood
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-da-MAM
- clause
ve-HEM le-da-MAM ye-e-RO-vu
- sentence
ve-HEM le-da-MAM ye-e-RO-vu yits-pe-NU le-na-fe-SHO-tam
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase ledamam {לְדָמָם | lə-dā-mām} ‘for their blood’ functions as a dative of disadvantage, specifying the object of the ambush.
In context — Proverbs 1:18
But they lie in ambush for their own blood ; they lie in wait for their own lives .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 1:18:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 1:18, so the Hebrew word לְדָמָ֣ם (ledamam) 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 Prov.1.18.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.1.18.W2.S1) and character.