Proverbs 18:16:2Prov.18.16.W2TAB
אָ֭דָם
adam
“of a man or a human”
- Transliteration
- a-DAM
- Extended
- aa-DAAM
- IPA
- /ʔaːˈdaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- of 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
ma-TAN a-DAM yar-KHI-v LO
- sentence
ma-TAN a-DAM yar-KHI-v LO ve-lif-NE ge-do-LIM yan-KHE-nu
Exegesis
The Hebrew construct matan {מַתָּן | ma-ṭān} ‘gift’ + adam {אָדָם | ʾā-dām} ‘man’ forms a possessive construct indicating agency.
Root and etymology
ʾ-d-maleph–dalet–mem
“man, humankind”
In context — Proverbs 18:16
A man’s gift makes room for him, and leads him before great men .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 18:16:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 18:16, so the Hebrew word אָ֭דָם (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.18.16.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.18.16.W2.S1) and character.