Proverbs 28:14:2Prov.28.14.W2TAB
אָ֭דָם
adam
“a man or a human”
- Transliteration
- A-dam
- Extended
- AA-dahm
- IPA
- /ˈʔaːdaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- a man or a human
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
ash-RE A-dam me-fa-KHED ta-MID
- sentence
ash-RE A-dam me-fa-KHED ta-MID u-mak-SHE li-BO yip-POL be-ra-A
Exegesis
The verse begins with the felicity formula ashrei {אַשְׁרֵי | ʾaš-rê} ‘blessed’ introducing the main assertion, followed by the subject noun adam {אָדָם | ʾā-ḏām} ‘person’.
Root and etymology
ʾ-d-maleph–dalet–mem
“human, man”
In context — Proverbs 28:14
Blessed is the person who fears continually, but whoever hardens his heart will fall into adversity .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 28:14:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 28:14, so the Hebrew word אָ֭דָם (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.28.14.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.28.14.W2.S1) and character.