אֶת־הָעָ֗ם

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 אֶת־הָעָ֗ם

   et-HA-am

   {direct object marker} the people
2. clause🔊 וַיְשַׁלַּ֨ח דָּוִ֜ד אֶת־הָעָ֗ם הַשְּׁלִשִׁ֤ית בְּיַד־יוֹאָב֙ וְהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֣ית בְּיַ֣ד אֲבִישַׁ֗י בֶּן־צְרוּיָה֙ אֲחִ֣י יוֹאָ֔ב וְהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֥ת בְּיַ֖ד אִתַּ֣י הַגִּתִּ֑י

   va-ye-SHA-lakh da-VID et-HA-am ha-she-li-SHIT be-YAD-yo-AV ve-ha-she-li-SHIT be-YAD a-vi-SHAI ben-tse-ru-YA a-KHI yo-AV ve-ha-she-LI-shet be-YAD i-TAI ha-gi-TI

   and he sent David {direct object marker} the people the third under the hand of Joab and the third under the hand of Abishai son of Zeruiah brother of Joab and the third {part of} under the hand of Ittai the Gittite
3. sentence🔊 וַיְשַׁלַּ֨ח דָּוִ֜ד אֶת־הָעָ֗ם הַשְּׁלִשִׁ֤ית בְּיַד־יוֹאָב֙ וְהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֣ית בְּיַ֣ד אֲבִישַׁ֗י בֶּן־צְרוּיָה֙ אֲחִ֣י יוֹאָ֔ב וְהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֥ת בְּיַ֖ד אִתַּ֣י הַגִּתִּ֑י וַיֹּ֤אמֶר הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ אֶל־הָעָ֔ם יָצֹ֥א אֵצֵ֖א גַם־אֲנִ֣י עִמָּכֶ֑ם׃

   va-ye-SHA-lakh da-VID et-HA-am ha-she-li-SHIT be-YAD-yo-AV ve-ha-she-li-SHIT be-YAD a-vi-SHAI ben-tse-ru-YA a-KHI yo-AV ve-ha-she-LI-shet be-YAD i-TAI ha-gi-TI va-yo-MER ha-ME-lekh el-HA-am ya-TSO e-TSE gam-a-NI i-MA-khem

   and he sent David {direct object marker} the people the third under the hand of Joab and the third under the hand of Abishai son of Zeruiah brother of Joab and the third {part of} under the hand of Ittai the Gittite and he said the king to the people going out I will go out also I with you {plural}

Exegesis

The direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet} introduces the people ha-am {הָעָם | hā-ʿam}, further specified by the participle ha-yoshvim {הַיֹּשְׁבִים | ha-yōšəḇîm} ‘those dwelling’.

Root and etymology

ʿ–m–m🔊 ע־מ־םʿayin–mem–mem

“people, community”

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