1 Samuel 14:41:111 Sam.14.41.W11TAB
וְהָעָ֥ם
vehaam
“and the people”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-AM
- Extended
- veh-haa-AM
- IPA
- /vəhaːˈʕaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the people
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
ve-ha-AM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ha-AM ya-tsa-U
- clause
va-yil-la-KHED yo-na-TAN ve-sha-UL ve-ha-AM ya-tsa-U
- sentence
va-YO-mer sha-UL el-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL ha-VA ta-MIM va-yil-la-KHED yo-na-TAN ve-sha-UL ve-ha-AM ya-tsa-U
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive Niphal imperfect vayilaked {וַיִּלָּכֵ֧ד | way-yil-lā-khed} ‘and he was taken’ marks passive selection by lot, while veham {וְהָעָ֥ם | wə-hā-ʿām} ‘the people’ are subsequently yatsau {יָצָֽאוּ | yā-ṣā-ʾû} ‘went out’, highlighting divine judgment resulting in communal removal.
Root and etymology
ayin–memʿ-m
“people; nation”
In context — 1 Samuel 14:41
And Saul said to the LORD God of Israel, “Grant a complete verdict .” Then Jonathan and Saul were taken, and the people went out.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:41:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Samuel 14:41, so the Hebrew word וְהָעָ֥ם (vehaam) 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.14.41.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.41.W11.S1) and character.