2 Chronicles 23:12:92 Chr.23.12.W9TAB
אֶל־הָעָ֖ם
elhaam
“to the people”
- Transliteration
- el-ha-AM
- Extended
- ehl-haa-AHM
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.haːˈʕaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the people
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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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Word in context
- word
el-ha-AM
- phraseyour reading level
va-ta-VO el-ha-AM
- clause
va-ta-VO el-ha-AM BET ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-tish-MA a-tal-ya-HU et-KOL ha-AM ha-ra-TSIM ve-ha-me-ha-le-LIM et-ha-ME-lekh va-ta-VO el-ha-AM BET ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The phrases el haam {אֶל־הָעָ֖ם | ʾel hā-ʿām} ‘to the people’ and beyt YHWH {בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה | bēyt YHWH} ‘house of the LORD’ situate the action within the temple precinct, juxtaposing external enthusiasm with the sacred interior.
Root and etymology
ʻ-m-mayin–mem–mem
“people, nation”
In context — 2 Chronicles 23:12
When Athaliah heard the sound of the people, the runners , and the praise being raised for the king, she went to the people at the house of the LORD .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 23:12:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Chronicles 23:12, so the Hebrew word אֶל־הָעָ֖ם (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.23.12.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.23.12.W9.S1) and character.