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

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
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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Vowels (Niqqud)

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-a-DAM

  2. clause

    ve-a-DAM mah-ya-VIN dar-KO

  3. 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 contextProverbs 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.