2 Chronicles 20:21:22 Chr.20.21.W2TAB
אֶל־הָעָ֔ם
elhaam
“to the people”
- Transliteration
- el-ha-AM
- Extended
- ehl-hah-AAM
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.haːˈʕaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the people
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
el-ha-AM
- clause
va-yiv-VA-ets el-ha-AM va-ya-a-MED me-sho-ra-RIM la-ye-ho-VAH u-me-hal-le-LIM le-had-RAT-KO-desh
- sentence
va-yiv-VA-ets el-ha-AM va-ya-a-MED me-sho-ra-RIM la-ye-ho-VAH u-me-hal-le-LIM le-had-RAT-KO-desh be-TSET lif-NE he-kha-LUTS ve-o-me-RIM ho-DU la-ye-ho-VAH KI le-o-LAM khas-DO
Root and etymology
ʿ-mayin–mem
“people, nation, community”
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:21
And he consulted with the people and appointed singers to the LORD and praisers for the splendor of holiness , as they went out before the vanguard, saying, “Give thanks to the LORD, for His lovingkindness endures forever.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:21:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 20:21, so the Hebrew word אֶל־הָעָ֔ם (elhaam) 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 2 Chr.20.21.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.21.W2.S1) and character.