1 Samuel 13:15:91 Sam.13.15.W9TAB
אֶת־הָעָם֙
ethaam
“{direct object} the people”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-AM
- Extended
- eht-hah-AAM
- IPA
- /ʔet.haˈʕaːm/
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-yif-KOD sha-UL et-ha-AM han-nim-tsa-IM im-MO ke-SHESH me-OT ISH
- sentence
va-YA-kam she-mu-EL va-YA-al min-ha-gil-GAL giv-AT bin-ya-MIN va-yif-KOD sha-UL et-ha-AM han-nim-tsa-IM im-MO ke-SHESH me-OT ISH
Exegesis
The direct object is marked by ʾet {אֶת־ | ʾet}, and the participle han-nimtzeʾīm {הַנִּמְצְאִים | han-nimtzeʾīm} qualifies “the ones being found” as a faithful remnant.
Root and etymology
ע־ם
“people, nation”
In context — 1 Samuel 13:15
Then Samuel arose and went up from Gilgal to Gibeah of Benjamin, and Saul counted the people who were found with him, about six hundred men.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 13:15:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Samuel 13:15, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הָעָם֙ (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 Sam.13.15.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.13.15.W9.S1) and character.