1 Kings 21:12:61 Kgs.21.12.W6TAB
הָעָֽם׃
haam
“the people”
- Transliteration
- ha-AM
- Extended
- haa-AHM
- 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
be-ROSH ha-AM
- clause
ve-ho-shi-VU et-na-VOT be-ROSH ha-AM
- sentence
ka-re-U TSOM ve-ho-shi-VU et-na-VOT be-ROSH ha-AM
Exegesis
The construct berosh {בְּרֹ֥אשׁ | bə-rōš} ‘at the head’ linked with haam {הָעָֽם | hā-’ām} produces a locative expression denoting preeminence in the public assembly. This verb-object-locative sequence reflects the procedural and ceremonial nature of the event. In translation, “proclaimed … and seated” retains the vav-consecutive action chain, and rendering berosh ha-am literally as “at the head of the people” preserves the Hebrew locative hierarchy.
Root and etymology
עםʿ–m–m
“people, nation”
In context — 1 Kings 21:12
They proclaimed a fast and seated Naboth at the head of the people.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 21:12:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Kings 21:12, so the Hebrew word הָעָֽם׃ (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.21.12.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.21.12.W6.S1) and character.