1 Kings 16:15:131 Kgs.16.15.W13TAB
וְהָעָ֣ם
vehaam
“and the people”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-AM
- Extended
- veh-haa-AM
- IPA
- /vəhaːˈʕaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the people
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
ve-ha-AM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ha-AM kho-NIM
- clause
ve-ha-AM kho-NIM al-gib-be-TON a-SHER lap-pe-lish-TIM
- sentence
bish-NAT e-se-RIM va-SHE-va sha-NA le-a-SA ME-lekh ye-hu-DA ma-LAKH zim-RI shiv-AT ya-MIM be-tir-TSA ve-ha-AM kho-NIM al-gib-be-TON a-SHER lap-pe-lish-TIM
Root and etymology
Rootayin–mem
“people”
In context — 1 Kings 16:15
In Asa’s twenty-seventh year as king of Judah, Zimri reigned seven days in Tirzah, while the people were camped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 16:15:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 1 Kings 16:15, so the Hebrew word וְהָעָ֣ם (vehaam) 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 Kgs.16.15.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.16.15.W13.S1) and character.