Proverbs 6:12:1Prov.6.12.W1TAB
אָדָ֣ם
adam
“a human or man”
- Transliteration
- A-dam
- Extended
- AA-dahm
- IPA
- /ʔaːˈdɑm/
Meaning by language
- English
- a human or man
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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 be-li-YA-al ISH A-ven
- sentence
A-dam be-li-YA-al ISH A-ven ho-LEKH i-ke-SHUT PE
Exegesis
The verse employs an appositional parallelism between adam {אָדָם | ʾā-dām} ‘man’ and ish aven {אִישׁ אָוֶן | ʾîš ā-ven} ‘man of wickedness,’ intensifying the moral indictment.
In context — Proverbs 6:12
A man of worthlessness , a man of wickedness, walks with a crooked mouth .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 6:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 6:12, so the Hebrew word אָדָ֣ם (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.6.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.6.12.W1.S1) and character.