1 Kings 16:22:21 Kgs.16.22.W2TAB
הָעָם֙
haam
“the people”
- Transliteration
- ha-AM
- Extended
- haa-AM
- IPA
- /haːˈʕaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the people
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
ha-AM
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-khe-ZAK ha-AM
- clause
va-ye-khe-ZAK ha-AM a-SHER a-kha-RE om-RI et-ha-AM a-SHER a-kha-RE tiv-NI ben-gi-NAT
- sentence
va-ye-khe-ZAK ha-AM a-SHER a-kha-RE om-RI et-ha-AM a-SHER a-kha-RE tiv-NI ben-gi-NAT va-ya-MAT tiv-NI va-yim-LOKH om-RI
Exegesis
The paired phrases ha’am asher acharei Omri {הָעָם אֲשֶׁר אַחֲרֵי עָמְרִי | hā-ʿām ʾă-šer ʾă-ḥă-rê ʿām-rî} and ha’am asher acharei Tibni {הָעָם אֲשֶׁר אַחֲרֵי תִּבְנִי | hā-ʿām ʾă-šer ʾă-ḥă-rê tîv-nî} link supporters to their respective leaders.
Root and etymology
ע־מ־ם
“people, nation”
In context — 1 Kings 16:22
And the people who followed Omri prevailed over the people who followed Tibni son of Ginath; so Tibni died and Omri reigned .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 16:22:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Kings 16:22, so the Hebrew word הָעָם֙ (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 Kgs.16.22.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.16.22.W2.S1) and character.