Proverbs 17:18:1Prov.17.18.W1TAB
אָדָ֣ם
adam
“a man or person”
- Transliteration
- a-DAM
- Extended
- aa-DAM
- IPA
- /ʔaːˈðaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- a man or person
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 kha-SAR-LEV to-KE-a KAF
- sentence
a-DAM kha-SAR-LEV to-KE-a KAF o-REV a-ru-BA lif-NE re-E-hu
Exegesis
The proverb opens with the subject adam khasar-lev {אָדָם חֲסַר־לֵב | ʾā-dām ḥă-sar lêv} ‘man lacking heart’, where a Qal active participle and a noun in construct express absence of inner discernment.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–dalet–mem
“man, human”
In context — Proverbs 17:18
A man lacking sense strikes hands and becomes a pledge before his friend.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:18:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 17:18, 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.17.18.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.18.W1.S1) and character.