Proverbs 15:11:7Prov.15.11.W7TAB

בְּֽנֵי־אָדָֽם׃

beneadam

the sons of man

Transliteration
be-NE-a-DAM
Extended
beh-NEE-ah-DAAM
IPA
/bəneː.ʔaːˈdaːm/

Meaning by language

English
the sons of man

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Result
בְּֽ + נֵי + אָ + דָֽם׃
be + ne + a + dam
beneadam

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Nunn as in new
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Qametslong 'ah'
Daletd as in door
Qametslong 'ah'
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    be-NE-a-DAM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ki-lib-BOT be-NE-a-DAM

  3. clause

    AF ki-lib-BOT be-NE-a-DAM

  4. sentence

    she-OL va-a-vad-DON NE-ged Ye-ho-VAH AF ki-lib-BOT be-NE-a-DAM

Exegesis

The construct libbot {לִבּ֥וֹת | lib-bōt} ‘hearts’ followed by bnei-Adam {בְּֽנֵי־אָדָם | bə-ne-ye-’ā-ḏām} ‘children of man’ shifts focus from cosmic realms to human interiority, intensifying the theological message that if Sheol and Abaddon are exposed before God, human minds are even more transparent.

In contextProverbs 15:11

Sheol and Abaddon are before the LORD ; how much more the hearts of the children of men.

About this coordinate

Proverbs 15:11:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 15:11, so the Hebrew word בְּֽנֵי־אָדָֽם׃ (beneadam) 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.15.11.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.11.W7.S1) and character.