Proverbs 24:22:3Prov.24.22.W3TAB

אֵידָ֑ם

edam

their calamity

Transliteration
e-DAM
Extended
ee-DAAM
IPA
/ʔeːˈdaːm/

Meaning by language

English
their calamity

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Result
אֵי + דָ֑ם
e + dam
edam

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
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

    e-DAM

  2. clause

    KI-fit-OM ya-KUM e-DAM

  3. sentence

    KI-fit-OM ya-KUM e-DAM u-FID she-NE-hem MI yo-DE-a

Exegesis

The verb yāqûm {יָקוּם | yāqûm} ‘will arise’ takes ʾêydām {אֵידָם | ʾêydām} ‘their calamity’ as its subject, highlighting the unexpected onset of disaster.

Root and etymology

ʾ-y-daleph–yod–dalet

calamity

In contextProverbs 24:22

For their calamity will arise suddenly, and the ruin of both of them—who knows?

About this coordinate

Proverbs 24:22:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 24:22, so the Hebrew word אֵידָ֑ם (edam) 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.24.22.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.24.22.W3.S1) and character.