Proverbs 21:16:1Prov.21.16.W1TAB
אָדָ֗ם
adam
“a man”
- Transliteration
- a-DAM
- Extended
- a-DAAM
- IPA
- /ʔaˈdaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- a man
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 TO-eh mid-DE-rekh has-KEEL
- sentence
a-DAM TO-eh mid-DE-rekh has-KEEL bik-HAL re-fa-IM ya-NU-akh
Exegesis
adam {אָדָם | ʾā-dām} ‘man’ introduces the generic subject and is immediately followed by the participle to'eh {תּוֹעֶה | tô-ʿêh} ‘straying’, which underscores deliberate departure.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–dalet–mem
“man, human being”
In context — Proverbs 21:16
A man who wanders from the way of understanding will rest in the assembly of the dead .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 21:16:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 21:16, so the Hebrew word אָדָ֗ם (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.21.16.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.16.W1.S1) and character.