1 Samuel 18:13:101 Sam.18.13.W10TAB

הָעָֽם׃

haam

the people

Transliteration
ha-AM
Extended
haa-AHM
IPA
/haːˈʕaːm/

Meaning by language

English
the people

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Result
הָ + עָֽם׃
ha + am
haam

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Qametslong 'ah'
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Qametslong 'ah'
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-AM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    lif-NE ha-AM

  3. clause

    va-ye-TSE va-ya-VO lif-NE ha-AM

  4. sentence

    va-ye-si-RE-hu sha-UL me-im-MO va-ye-si-ME-hu LO sar-A-lef va-ye-TSE va-ya-VO lif-NE ha-AM

Exegesis

The paired verbs vayetze vayavo {וַיֵּצֵ֥א וַיָּבֹ֖א | wayyəṣēʼ wayyāḇōʼ} form a synonymous parallelism for campaign activity, and the phrase lifnei haam {לִפְנֵ֥י הָעָֽם | lip̄nê hā-ʿām} “before the people” emphasizes public visibility. The English renderings preserve verb order and idiomatic sense by mirroring “went out” and “came in” (formal) or “march out and return” (dynamic).

Root and etymology

ʿ-mayin–mem

with, in the company of

In context1 Samuel 18:13

So Saul removed him from his presence and appointed him as commander over a thousand, and he went out and came in before the people.

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 18:13:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Samuel 18:13, so the Hebrew word הָעָֽם׃ (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.18.13.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.13.W10.S1) and character.