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

Result
אֶת + הָ + עָם֙
et + ha + am
ethaam

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Tavt as in top
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Qametslong 'ah'
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Qametslong 'ah'
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ET-ha-AM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    hash-be-A hish-bi-A a-VI-kha ET-ha-AM

  3. 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

  4. 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 context1 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.