2 Chronicles 33:25:22 Chr.33.25.W2TAB
עַם־הָאָ֔רֶץ
amhaarets
“the people of the land”
- Transliteration
- am-ha-A-rets
- Extended
- ahm-hah-AA-rehts
- IPA
- /ʕam.haˈʔaːrɛts/
Meaning by language
- English
- the people of the land
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
am-ha-A-rets
- clause
va-yak-KU am-ha-A-rets ET kol-ha-ko-she-RIM al-ha-ME-lekh a-MON
- sentence
va-yak-KU am-ha-A-rets ET kol-ha-ko-she-RIM al-ha-ME-lekh a-MON va-yam-li-KHU am-ha-A-rets et-yo-shi-YA-hu be-NO takh-TAV
Exegesis
The construct subject am-ha-aretz {עַם־הָאָ֔רֶץ | ʿam-hāʾāreṣ} ‘people of the land’ appears twice, emphasizing communal agency.
Root and etymology
ע־מ
“people, nation”
In context — 2 Chronicles 33:25
And the people of the land struck down all the conspirators against King Amon, and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his place.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 33:25:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 33:25, so the Hebrew word עַם־הָאָ֔רֶץ (amhaarets) 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.33.25.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.33.25.W2.S1) and character.