2 Chronicles 23:21:22 Chr.23.21.W2TAB
כָל־עַם־הָאָ֖רֶץ
kalamhaarets
“all of the people of the land”
- Transliteration
- KAL-am-ha-A-rets
- Extended
- KAAL-ahm-hah-AH-rehts
- IPA
- /kɔl.ʕam.haːˈʔaːrɛts/
Meaning by language
- English
- all of the people of the land
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tsade Sofit | final form of Tsade — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KAL-am-ha-A-rets
- phraseyour reading level
va-yis-me-KHU KAL-am-ha-A-rets
- clause
va-yis-me-KHU KAL-am-ha-A-rets ve-ha-IR sha-KA-ta
- sentence
va-yis-me-KHU KAL-am-ha-A-rets ve-ha-IR sha-KA-ta ve-ET-a-ta-le-YA-hu he-MI-tu be-kha-REV
Exegesis
The construct chain kol-am-ha-aretz {כָל־עַם־הָאָ֖רֶץ | kol-ʿam-hā-ʾā-reṣ} “all the people of the land” emphasizes inclusivity.
Root and etymology
ʻ-m-mayin–mem–mem
“people, nation”
In context — 2 Chronicles 23:21
And all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet , for Athaliah had been put to death with the sword .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 23:21:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 23:21, so the Hebrew word כָל־עַם־הָאָ֖רֶץ (kalamhaarets) 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.23.21.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.23.21.W2.S1) and character.