Proverbs 27:20:7Prov.27.20.W7TAB
הָ֝אָדָ֗ם
haadam
“the human”
- Transliteration
- ha-A-dam
- Extended
- haa-AH-dahm
- IPA
- /haːʔaːˈdaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the human
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ha-A-dam
- phraseyour reading level
ve-e-NE ha-A-dam
- clause
ve-e-NE ha-A-dam LO tis-be-A-ne
- sentence
she-OL ve-a-va-DA va-a-vad-DO LO tis-be-A-ne ve-e-NE ha-A-dam LO tis-be-A-ne
Exegesis
The second line mirrors this with the dual construct êynêy hā’āḏām {עֵינֵי הָאָדָם | ’ê-nêy hā-’ā-dām} ‘eyes of the man’ taking the same predicate, creating a chiastic structure that underscores insatiability. The dual form in êynêy evokes the Hebrew idiom for desire, preserved in English through “eyes.”
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–dalet–mem
“to be red”
In context — Proverbs 27:20
Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; the eyes of man are never satisfied.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 27:20:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 27:20, so the Hebrew word הָ֝אָדָ֗ם (haadam) 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.27.20.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.27.20.W7.S1) and character.