1 Samuel 14:28:81 Sam.14.28.W8TAB
אֶת־הָעָם֙
ethaam
“{direct object} the people”
- Transliteration
- ET-ha-AM
- Extended
- EHT-hah-AM
- IPA
- /ˈʔɛt.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
- phraseyour reading level
hash-be-A hish-bi-A a-VI-kha ET-ha-AM
- clause
va-ya-AN ISH me-ha-AM va-yo-MER hash-be-A hish-bi-A a-VI-kha ET-ha-AM le-MOR a-RUR ha-ISH a-sher-yo-KHAL LE-khem ha-YOM
- sentence
va-ya-AN ISH me-ha-AM va-yo-MER hash-be-A hish-bi-A a-VI-kha ET-ha-AM le-MOR a-RUR ha-ISH a-sher-yo-KHAL LE-khem ha-YOM va-ya-AF ha-AM
Exegesis
The construction ’et-ha-‘ām lēmôr {אֶת־הָעָם לֵאמֹר | ’et-hā-‘ām lēmôr} marks the object and purpose of the oath.
Root and etymology
ʿ-mayin–mem
“people, nation”
In context — 1 Samuel 14:28
Then a man from the people answered and said, “Your father made the people solemnly swear, saying, ‘Cursed is the man who eats bread today.’” And the people became faint.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:28:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Samuel 14:28, 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.14.28.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.28.W8.S1) and character.