Deuteronomy 14:2:15Deut.14.2.W15TAB
הָֽעַמִּ֔ים
haamimim
“the peoples”
- Transliteration
- ha-a-mi-MIM
- Extended
- hah-ahm-MEEM
- IPA
- /ha.ʕamˈmiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the peoples
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ha-a-mi-MIM
- 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
Segullâh {סְגֻלָּה | sə-gul-lâh} ‘treasured possession’ then defines the status granted, and the comparative mikkōl ha-’ammîm ’ăšer ’al-pə-nê hā-’ăḏāmâh {מִכֹּל הָעַמִּים אֲשֶׁר עַל-פְּנֵי הָאֲדָמָה | mi-kol hā-’ammîm ’ă-šer ’al-pə-nê hā-’ăḏāmâh} ‘from all the peoples that on the face of the earth’ limits the scope of election, underscoring Israel’s distinctiveness by divine prerogative.
Root and etymology
מ־י־ם
“water”
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 14:2:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Deuteronomy 14:2, so the Hebrew word הָֽעַמִּ֔ים (haamimim) 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.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.14.2.W15.S1) and character.