2 Chronicles 20:33:52 Chr.20.33.W5TAB

הָעָם֙

haam

the people

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

Meaning by language

English
the people

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Result
הָ + עָם֙
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

    ve-OD ha-AM

  3. clause

    ve-OD ha-AM lo-he-KHI-nu le-va-VAM le-lo-HI a-vo-TE-hem

  4. sentence

    AKH ha-ba-MOT lo-SA-ru ve-OD ha-AM lo-he-KHI-nu le-va-VAM le-lo-HI a-vo-TE-hem

Exegesis

The collective subject ha-’ām {הָעָם | hā-’ām} ‘the people’ followed by the hiphil perfect lo-hekhinû {לֹא־הֵכִינוּ | lō-hê·ḵî·nû} ‘had not prepared’ and the prepositional phrase le-vavam {לְבָבָם | lə·ḇā·văm} ‘their heart’ expresses internal disposition.

Root and etymology

ʿ-mayin–mem

people, nation, community

In context2 Chronicles 20:33

However, the high places were not removed, and the people still had not prepared their heart for the God of their fathers.

About this coordinate

2 Chronicles 20:33:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Chronicles 20:33, so the Hebrew word הָעָם֙ (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 2 Chr.20.33.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.33.W5.S1) and character.