1 Samuel 14:26:111 Sam.14.26.W11TAB
הָעָ֖ם
haam
“the people”
- Transliteration
- ha-AM
- Extended
- haa-AAM
- 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
ki-ya-RE ha-AM
- clause
ve-EN-ma-si-SIG ya-DO el-pi-V ki-ya-RE ha-AM et-ha-she-vu-A
- sentence
va-ya-VO ha-AM el-ha-ya-AR ve-hin-NE HE-lekh de-VASH ve-EN-ma-si-SIG ya-DO el-pi-V ki-ya-RE ha-AM et-ha-she-vu-A
Exegesis
The narrative begins with the vav consecutive verb vayavo {וַיָּבֹ֤א | way-yā-bō} ‘and he came’, marking a past event, with the definite subject ha‘am {הָעָם֙ | hā-‘am} ‘the people’ entering the locative clause el-haya‘ar {אֶל־הַיַּ֔עַר | ʾel-ha-ya-‘ar} ‘into the forest’.
Root and etymology
ʿ-mayin–mem
“people, nation”
In context — 1 Samuel 14:26
And the people came into the forest, and behold, honey was flowing; but no one reached his hand to his mouth, because the people feared the oath .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:26:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Samuel 14:26, so the Hebrew word הָעָ֖ם (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 Sam.14.26.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.26.W11.S1) and character.