1 Chronicles 19:11:31 Chr.19.11.W3TAB

הָעָ֔ם

haam

the people

Transliteration
ha-AM
Extended
haa-AAM
IPA
/haːˈʕaːm/

Meaning by language

English
the people

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Result
הָ + עָ֔ם
ha + am
haam

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Qametslong 'ah'
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Qametslong 'ah'
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-AM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    YE-ter ha-AM

  3. clause

    ve-ET YE-ter ha-AM na-TAN be-YAD av-SHAI a-KHI-v

  4. sentence

    ve-ET YE-ter ha-AM na-TAN be-YAD av-SHAI a-KHI-v va-ya-ar-KHU lik-RAT be-NE a-MON

Exegesis

The phrase yeṯer hāʿām {יֶ֣תֶר הָעָ֔ם | yeṯer hāʿām} ‘remainder of the people’ identifies the contingent retained from the main force.

In context1 Chronicles 19:11

And he placed the remainder of the people into the hand of his brother Abishai, and they drew up to meet the sons of Ammon.

About this coordinate

1 Chronicles 19:11:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Chronicles 19:11, so the Hebrew word הָעָ֔ם (haam) 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.19.11.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.19.11.W3.S1) and character.