1 Chronicles 17:22:51 Chr.17.22.W5TAB
לְעָ֖ם
leam
“for a people”
- Transliteration
- le-AM
- Extended
- leh-AAM
- IPA
- /ləˈʕaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- for a people
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
le-AM
- clause
va-tit-TEN et-am-me-KHA yis-ra-EL le-KHA le-AM ad-o-LAM
- sentence
va-tit-TEN et-am-me-KHA yis-ra-EL le-KHA le-AM ad-o-LAM ve-a-TA ye-ho-VAH ha-YI-ta la-HEM le-e-lo-HIM
Exegesis
The expression leʿam ad ʿōlam {לְעָם עַד־עוֹלָם | lə-ʿām ʿăd-ʿō-lām} ‘as an enduring people’ establishes perpetual covenant.
Root and etymology
Root
“people, nation”
In context — 1 Chronicles 17:22
And You gave Israel, Your people, to Yourself as an enduring people, and You, LORD , have become their God .
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 17:22:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Chronicles 17:22, so the Hebrew word לְעָ֖ם (leam) 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.17.22.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.17.22.W5.S1) and character.