Deuteronomy 17:13:1Deut.17.13.W1TAB
וְכָל־הָעָ֖ם
vekholhaam
“and all the people”
- Transliteration
- ve-KHOL-ha-AM
- Extended
- veh-KHOHL-hah-AAM
- IPA
- /vəˈkɔl.haˈʕam/
Meaning by language
- English
- and all the people
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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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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-KHOL-ha-AM
- clause
ve-KHOL-ha-AM yish-me-U ve-yi-RA-u
- sentence
ve-KHOL-ha-AM yish-me-U ve-yi-RA-u ve-LO ye-zi-DUN OD
Exegesis
The verse opens with the nominal phrase vekhol {וְכָל־ | wə-ḵāl} + haʿam {הָעָם | hā-ʿām} “all the people,” establishing the subject.
In context — Deuteronomy 17:13
Then the entire assembly shall hear and fear , and they shall not act presumptuously again.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 17:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 17:13, so the Hebrew word וְכָל־הָעָ֖ם (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 Deut.17.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.17.13.W1.S1) and character.