Proverbs 12:23:1Prov.12.23.W1TAB
אָדָ֣ם
adam
“a man or a human”
- Transliteration
- a-DAM
- Extended
- ah-DAAM
- IPA
- /ʔaːˈdaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- a man or a 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
- clause
a-DAM a-RUM ko-SE DA-at
- sentence
a-DAM a-RUM ko-SE DA-at ve-LEV ke-si-LIM yik-RA i-VE-let
Exegesis
The first clause consists of adam {אָדָם | ʾā-ḏam} ‘man’ modified by arum {עָרוּם | ʿā-rûm} ‘prudent’, followed by the participial predicate koseh {כֹּסֶה | kō-sê} ‘conceals’ with da‘at {דָּעַת | dā-‘at} ‘knowledge’ as its object, conveying ongoing discretion.
Root and etymology
ʾ-d-maleph–dalet–mem
“humankind”
In context — Proverbs 12:23
A prudent man conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims foolishness .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 12:23:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 12:23, so the Hebrew word אָדָ֣ם (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 Prov.12.23.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.12.23.W1.S1) and character.