2 Kings 18:36:22 Kgs.18.36.W2TAB
הָעָ֔ם
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
ve-he-khe-RI-shu ha-AM
- clause
ve-he-khe-RI-shu ha-AM ve-LO-a-NU o-TO da-VAR
- sentence
ve-he-khe-RI-shu ha-AM ve-LO-a-NU o-TO da-VAR KI-mits-VAT ha-ME-lekh HI le-MOR LO ta-a-NU-hu
Exegesis
The subject haam {הָעָם | hā-ʿām} follows in verb–subject order typical of Hebrew narrative, emphasizing the collective actor.
Root and etymology
‛-mʿayin–mem
“people, nation”
In context — 2 Kings 18:36
But the people kept silent and did not answer him a word, because it was the command of the king, saying, “Do not answer him.”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 18:36:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Kings 18:36, so the Hebrew word הָעָ֔ם (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.18.36.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.18.36.W2.S1) and character.