2 Chronicles 23:17:22 Chr.23.17.W2TAB
כָל־הָעָ֤ם
kholhaam
“all the people”
- Transliteration
- khol-ha-AM
- Extended
- khol-hah-AHM
- IPA
- /kɔl.haːˈʕaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- all the people
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
khol-ha-AM
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-VO-u khol-ha-AM bet-ha-AL
- clause
va-ya-VO-u khol-ha-AM bet-ha-AL va-yit-tse-TU-hu ve-ET-miz-be-kho-TAI-v ve-ET-tse-la-MAI-v shi-BE-ru
- sentence
va-ya-VO-u khol-ha-AM bet-ha-AL va-yit-tse-TU-hu ve-ET-miz-be-kho-TAI-v ve-ET-tse-la-MAI-v shi-BE-ru ve-ET ma-TAN ko-HEN ha-AL hor-GU lif-NE ham-miz-be-KHOT
Root and etymology
ʻ-m-mayin–mem–mem
“people, nation”
In context — 2 Chronicles 23:17
All the people went to the house of Baal and tore it down; they smashed his altars and his images , and they killed Mattan, the priest of Baal, in front of the altars.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 23:17:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 23:17, so the Hebrew word כָל־הָעָ֤ם (kholhaam) 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.23.17.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.23.17.W2.S1) and character.