2 Kings 15:4:52 Kgs.15.4.W5TAB
הָעָ֛ם
haam
“the people”
- Transliteration
- ha-AM
- Extended
- haa-AHM
- IPA
- /haːˈʕaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the people
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
ha-AM
- phraseyour reading level
OD ha-AM
- clause
OD ha-AM me-zab-KHIM u-me-kat-TE-rim ba-ba-MOT
- sentence
RAK ha-ba-MOT lo-SA-ru OD ha-AM me-zab-KHIM u-me-kat-TE-rim ba-ba-MOT
Exegesis
The adverb od {עוֹד | ʿôḏ} ‘still’ then introduces the continuing behavior of a new subject, ha-am {הָעָם | hā-ʿām} ‘the people.’
Root and etymology
ʿ-mayin–mem
“people, nation”
In context — 2 Kings 15:4
Nevertheless, the high places were not removed; the people still were sacrificing and burning incense on the high places.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 15:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Kings 15:4, so the Hebrew word הָעָ֛ם (haam) 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 Kgs.15.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.15.4.W5.S1) and character.