Deuteronomy 17:16:5Deut.17.16.W5TAB
אֶת־הָעָם֙
ethaam
“the people”
- Transliteration
- ET-ha-AM
- Extended
- EET-hah-AHM
- IPA
- /ˈʔeːt.haˈʕam/
Meaning by language
- English
- the people
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Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
ET-ha-AM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-LO-ya-SHIV ET-ha-AM
- clause
RAK lo-yar-BEH-LO su-SIM ve-LO-ya-SHIV ET-ha-AM mits-RAI-ma le-MA-an har-BOT SUS
- sentence
RAK lo-yar-BEH-LO su-SIM ve-LO-ya-SHIV ET-ha-AM mits-RAI-ma le-MA-an har-BOT SUS va-Ye-ho-VAH a-MAR la-KHEM LO to-si-FUN la-SHUV ba-DE-rekh ha-ZEH OD
Exegesis
The conjunction wə-lō {וְלֹא | wə-lōʾ} introduces a parallel ban with yāšîv {יָשִׁיב | yāšîv} plus the direct object marker ʾet {אֵת | ʾet} before ha-ʿam {הָעָם | ha-ʿam}.
In context — Deuteronomy 17:16
Only he shall not multiply horses for himself, nor shall he cause the people to return to Egypt to multiply horses, for the LORD has said to you, “You shall not return on this way again.”
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 17:16:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Deuteronomy 17:16, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הָעָם֙ (ethaam) 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.17.16.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.17.16.W5.S1) and character.