1 Chronicles 16:2:71 Chr.16.2.W7TAB
אֶת־הָעָ֖ם
ethaam
“{direct object marker} the people”
- Transliteration
- ET-ha-AM
- Extended
- EHT-haa-AAM
- IPA
- /ʔeːt.haːˈʕaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object marker} the people
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ET-ha-AM
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-va-REKH ET-ha-AM
- clause
va-ye-va-REKH ET-ha-AM be-SHEM ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-ye-KHAL da-VID me-ha-a-LOT ha-o-LA ve-hash-she-la-MIM va-ye-va-REKH ET-ha-AM be-SHEM ye-ho-VAH
Root and etymology
ʿ-m-mAyin–Mem–Mem
“people, kin-group”
In context — 1 Chronicles 16:2
When David finished offering the burnt offering and the peace offerings , he blessed the people in the name of the LORD .
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 16:2:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Chronicles 16:2, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הָעָ֖ם (ethaam) 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 1 Chr.16.2.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.16.2.W7.S1) and character.