1 Kings 16:22:61 Kgs.16.22.W6TAB
אֶת־הָעָ֕ם
ethaam
“{direct object} the people”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-AM
- Extended
- eet-haa-AM
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.haːˈʕaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object} the people
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
et-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.
The particle et {אֶת־ | ʾet-} marks the object of the victory. The structure emphasizes the transition from conflict to succession by coordinating conjunctions in English, preserving the narrative flow.
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 16:22:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Kings 16:22, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הָעָ֕ם (ethaam) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.16.22.W6.S1) and character.