2 Samuel 18:16:112 Sam.18.16.W11TAB
אֶת־הָעָֽם׃
ethaam
“{the direct object marker} the people”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-AM
- Extended
- eet-haa-AAM
- IPA
- /ʔeːt.haːˈʕaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- {the direct object marker} the people
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 | |
| 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
et-ha-AM
- clause
ki-KHA-sakh yo-AV et-ha-AM
- sentence
va-yit-KA yo-AV ba-sho-FAR va-ya-SHAV ha-AM mir-DOF a-kha-RE yis-ra-EL ki-KHA-sakh yo-AV et-ha-AM
Root and etymology
ʿ–m–mʿayin–mem–mem
“people, community”
In context — 2 Samuel 18:16
Then Joab blew the trumpet , and the people returned from pursuing Israel, for Joab restrained the people.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:16:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 2 Samuel 18:16, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הָעָֽם׃ (ethaam) 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 Sam.18.16.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.16.W11.S1) and character.