1 Samuel 15:24:101 Sam.15.24.W10TAB
אֶת־הָעָ֔ם
ethaam
“the people”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-AM
- Extended
- eht-hah-AAM
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.haːˈʕaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the people
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Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
et-ha-AM
- clause
KI ya-RE-ti et-ha-AM va-esh-MA be-ko-LAM
- sentence
va-YO-mer sha-UL el-she-mu-EL kha-ta-TI ki-a-var-TI et-pi-ye-ho-VAH ve-et-de-va-RE-kha KI ya-RE-ti et-ha-AM va-esh-MA be-ko-LAM
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾēt} precedes pi YHWH {פִּי־יְהוָה | pî-YHWH} ‘command of the LORD’, a construct chain emphasizing divine origin, followed by ve-et devarekha {וְאֶת דְּבָרֶיךָ | wə-ʼēt də-ḇā-rê-ḵā} ‘and your words’, reinforcing the dual source of authority.
A second ki {כִּי | kî} introduces motive in yareti {יָרֵאתִי | yā-rê-ʼî} ‘I was afraid’ with ha’am {הָעָם | hā-ʿām} as object, and the vav-consecutive va-eshma {וָאֶשְׁמַע | wā-ʼeš-maʿ} ‘and I listened’ with bekolam {בְּקוֹלָם | bə-qō-lām} ‘to their voice’. The sequence of vav-consecutives and construct chains underscores the tension between divine mandate and popular pressure.
In context — 1 Samuel 15:24
And Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned, for I have transgressed the command of the LORD and your words , because I was afraid of the people and I listened to their voice.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 15:24:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Samuel 15:24, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הָעָ֔ם (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.15.24.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.24.W10.S1) and character.