1 Samuel 14:38:71 Sam.14.38.W7TAB
הָעָ֑ם
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
pi-NOT ha-AM
- clause
va-YO-mer sha-UL go-SHU ha-LOM KOL pi-NOT ha-AM
- sentence
va-YO-mer sha-UL go-SHU ha-LOM KOL pi-NOT ha-AM u-de-U u-re-U ba-MA ha-ye-TA ha-kha-TAT ha-ZOT ha-YOM
Exegesis
The imperative goshu {גֹּשֽׁוּ | gō-šū} ‘draw near’ summons kol pinot ha’am {כֹּל פִּנּוֹת הָעָם | kōl pin-nōṯ hā-’ām}, an idiomatic construct signifying “all the leading representatives of the people.”
Root and etymology
ʿ-mayin–mem
“people, nation”
In context — 1 Samuel 14:38
And Saul said, “Draw near here, all you leaders of the people, and know and see by what means the sin has occurred this day.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:38:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Samuel 14:38, so the Hebrew word הָעָ֑ם (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.14.38.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.38.W7.S1) and character.