1 Kings 16:2:81 Kgs.16.2.W8TAB
עַמִּ֣י
ami
“my people”
- Transliteration
- a-MI
- Extended
- ah-MEE
- IPA
- /ʕamˈmiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- my people
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-MI
- phraseyour reading level
a-MI yis-ra-EL
- clause
YA-an a-SHER ha-ri-mo-TI-kha MIN-he-a-FAR va-et-TEN-kha na-GID AL a-MI yis-ra-EL
- sentence
YA-an a-SHER ha-ri-mo-TI-kha MIN-he-a-FAR va-et-TEN-kha na-GID AL a-MI yis-ra-EL va-TE-lekh be-DE-rekh ya-rav-AM va-ta-kha-TI ET-a-MI yis-ra-EL le-hakh-i-SE-ni be-kha-to-TAM
Exegesis
The construct ’et-’ammî yisrā’él {אֶת־עַמִּי יִשְׂרָאֵל | ’et-’ammî yisrā’él} marks the direct object with emphasis on corporate identity.
In context — 1 Kings 16:2
Because I raised you from the dust and made you ruler over My people Israel, but you walked in the way of Jeroboam and caused My people Israel to sin, provoking Me to anger by their sins.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 16:2:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Kings 16:2, so the Hebrew word עַמִּ֣י (ami) 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.16.2.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.16.2.W8.S1) and character.