1 Samuel 15:21:21 Sam.15.21.W2TAB
הָעָ֧ם
haam
“the people”
- Transliteration
- ha-AM
- Extended
- hah-AAM
- IPA
- /haˈʕaːm/
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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Word in context
- word
ha-AM
- phraseyour reading level
va-yik-KAKH ha-AM meh-ha-sha-LAL
- clause
va-yik-KAKH ha-AM meh-ha-sha-LAL TSON u-va-KAR re-SHIT ha-KHE-rem
- sentence
va-yik-KAKH ha-AM meh-ha-sha-LAL TSON u-va-KAR re-SHIT ha-KHE-rem liz-BO-akh la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha ba-gil-GAL
Exegesis
The Hebrew vav-consecutive with vayikkach {וַיִּקַּ֨ח | wayyiqqāḥ} ‘and he took’ introduces the narrative action and focuses on the collective agency of ha‘am {הָעָ֧ם | hāʿām} ‘the people.’
In context — 1 Samuel 15:21
The people took from the spoil, sheep and cattle—the first of what was devoted—to offer as a sacrifice to the LORD your God at Gilgal.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 15:21:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Samuel 15:21, so the Hebrew word הָעָ֧ם (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.15.21.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.21.W2.S1) and character.