2 Chronicles 26:21:212 Chr.26.21.W21TAB
אֶת־עַ֥ם
etam
“{direct object} the people of”
- Transliteration
- et-AM
- Extended
- eht-AHM
- IPA
- /ʔɛtˈʕam/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object} the people of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
et-AM
- phraseyour reading level
et-AM ha-A-rets
- clause
ve-yo-TAM be-NO al-BET ham-ME-lekh sho-FET et-AM ha-A-rets
- sentence
va-ye-HI u-zi-YA-hu ham-ME-lekh me-tso-RA ad-YOM mo-TO va-ye-SHEV BET ha-kha-fe-SHOT ha-khaf-SHIT me-tso-RA KI nig-ZAR mib-BET ye-ho-VAH ve-yo-TAM be-NO al-BET ham-ME-lekh sho-FET et-AM ha-A-rets
Exegesis
The final clause ve-yotam be-no ʿal-bet ha-melekh shofet ʾet-am ha-aretz {וְיוֹתָ֤ם בְּנוֹ֙ עַל־בֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ שׁוֹפֵ֖ט אֶת־עַ֥ם הָאָֽרֶץ | ve-yo-tām be-nō ʿal-bēt ha-me-leḵ šō-pê-ṭ ʾet-‛am hā-ā-reṣ} focuses on Jotham’s succession, with the participle šō-pê-ṭ indicating his judicial role and the direct object marker ʾet specifying the people.
In context — 2 Chronicles 26:21
And Uzziah the king remained afflicted with leprosy until the day he died; he lived in a separate house, leprous, for he was cut off from the house of the LORD . And Jotham his son was over the king’s house, judging the people of the land.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 26:21:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of 2 Chronicles 26:21, so the Hebrew word אֶת־עַ֥ם (etam) 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.26.21.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.26.21.W21.S1) and character.