2 Samuel 18:5:102 Sam.18.5.W10TAB
וְכָל־הָעָ֣ם
vekholhaam
“and all the people”
- Transliteration
- ve-KHOL-ha-AM
- Extended
- veh-KHOHL-haa-AAM
- IPA
- /vəxɔl.haːˈʕaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and all the people
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ve-KHOL-ha-AM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-KHOL-ha-AM sha-me-U
- clause
ve-KHOL-ha-AM sha-me-U be-tsav-VOT ha-ME-lekh ET-kol-ha-sa-RIM al-de-VAR av-sha-LOM
- sentence
va-yet-TSAV ha-ME-lekh ET-yo-AV ve-ET-a-vi-SHAI ve-ET-i-TAI le-MOR le-AT-LI la-NA-ar le-av-sha-LOM ve-KHOL-ha-AM sha-me-U be-tsav-VOT ha-ME-lekh ET-kol-ha-sa-RIM al-de-VAR av-sha-LOM
Exegesis
Transitioning, ve-kol {וְכָל | wə-ḵōl} ‘and all’ plus ha-am {הָעָם | hā-‘ām} ‘the people’ introduces the public reaction.
Root and etymology
ʿ–m–mʿayin–mem–mem
“people, community”
In context — 2 Samuel 18:5
And the king commanded Joab, Abishai, and Ittai, “Deal gently for my sake with the young man , Absalom.” And all the people heard the king give orders to every commander concerning Absalom.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:5:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Samuel 18:5, so the Hebrew word וְכָל־הָעָ֣ם (vekholhaam) 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.18.5.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.5.W10.S1) and character.