Proverbs 20:24:3Prov.20.24.W3TAB
וְ֝אָדָ֗ם
veadam
“and man”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-DAM
- Extended
- veh-AA-DAAM
- IPA
- /və.ʔaˈdaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and man
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Result
וְ֝ + אָ + דָ֗ם
↓
ve + a + dam
↓
veadam
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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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Vowels (Niqqud)
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
ve-a-DAM
- clause
ve-a-DAM mah-ya-VIN dar-KO
- sentence
me-ye-ho-VAH mi-tse-A-DEI-GA-ver ve-a-DAM mah-ya-VIN dar-KO
Root and etymology
ʾ-d-maleph–dalet–mem
“man, human being”
In context — Proverbs 20:24
A person’s steps come from the LORD ; how then can one understand his own way ?
About this coordinate
Proverbs 20:24:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 20:24, so the Hebrew word וְ֝אָדָ֗ם (veadam) 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.20.24.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.20.24.W3.S1) and character.