Proverbs 8:34:2Prov.8.34.W2TAB
אָדָם֮
adam
“a man or a human”
- Transliteration
- a-DAM
- Extended
- aa-DAHM
- IPA
- /ʔaːˈðaːm/
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
- phraseyour reading level
ash-REI a-DAM
- clause
ash-REI a-DAM sho-ME-a
- sentence
ash-REI a-DAM sho-ME-a LI lish-KOD al-DAL-to-tai YOM YOM lish-MOR me-zu-ZOT pe-ta-KHAI
Exegesis
It is followed by adam {אָדָם | ʾā-dām} ‘man/person’ as the subject receiving this blessing.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–dalet–mem
“man, mankind”
In context — Proverbs 8:34
Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my gates and guarding the doorposts of my entrances.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 8:34:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 8:34, so the Hebrew word אָדָם֮ (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.8.34.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.8.34.W2.S1) and character.