1 Samuel 15:1:91 Sam.15.1.W9TAB
עַל־עַמּ֖וֹ
alammo
“over his people”
- Transliteration
- al-am-MO
- Extended
- ahl-ahm-MOH
- IPA
- /ʕal.ʕamˈmoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- over his people
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
al-am-MO
- clause
va-YO-mer she-mu-EL el-sha-UL o-TI sha-LAKH Ye-ho-VAH li-ME-sha-KHO-kha le-ME-lekh al-am-MO al-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-YO-mer she-mu-EL el-sha-UL o-TI sha-LAKH Ye-ho-VAH li-ME-sha-KHO-kha le-ME-lekh al-am-MO al-yis-ra-EL ve-a-TA she-MA le-KOL div-RE Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The preposition ʿal {עַל | ʿal} with ʿammô {עַמּ֖וֹ | ʿam-mō} ‘his people’ and yiś-rā-ʾēl {יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | yiś-rā-ʾēl} ‘Israel’ emphasizes jurisdiction.
In context — 1 Samuel 15:1
And Samuel said to Saul, “The LORD sent me to anoint you as king over His people, over Israel. Now therefore listen to the voice of the words of the LORD.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 15:1:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Samuel 15:1, so the Hebrew word עַל־עַמּ֖וֹ (alammo) 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.15.1.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.1.W9.S1) and character.