Deuteronomy 14:2:12Deut.14.2.W12TAB
לְעַ֣ם
leam
“for a people”
- Transliteration
- le-AM
- Extended
- leh-AHM
- IPA
- /ləˈʕam/
Meaning by language
- English
- for a people
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Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
le-AM
- phraseyour reading level
le-AM se-gu-LA
- clause
u-ve-KHA ba-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH lih-YOT LO le-AM se-gu-LA mi-KOL ha-a-mi-MIM a-SHER al-pe-NEI ha-a-da-MA
- sentence
KI AM ka-DOSH a-TA la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha u-ve-KHA ba-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH lih-YOT LO le-AM se-gu-LA mi-KOL ha-a-mi-MIM a-SHER al-pe-NEI ha-a-da-MA
Exegesis
The infinitive construct lihyōṯ {לִהְיוֹת | lihyōṯ} plus the suffix lō {לוֹ | lō} and the phrase lə-’amm {לְעַם | lə-’amm} forms a purpose clause ‘to be for Him a people’.
In context — Deuteronomy 14:2
For you are a holy people to the LORD your God , and the LORD has chosen you to be for Him a people, a treasured possession from all the peoples on the face of the earth.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 14:2:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Deuteronomy 14:2, so the Hebrew word לְעַ֣ם (leam) 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 Deut.14.2.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.14.2.W12.S1) and character.