Deuteronomy 20:16:3Deut.20.16.W3TAB
הָֽעַמִּים֙
haamim
“the peoples”
- Transliteration
- ha-a-MIM
- Extended
- hah-ah-MEEM
- IPA
- /ha.ʔamˈmiːm/
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-MIM
- phraseyour reading level
me-a-REI ha-a-MIM
- clause
RAK me-a-REI ha-a-MIM ha-EI-le a-SHER Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-kha no-TEN le-KHA na-kha-LA
- sentence
RAK me-a-REI ha-a-MIM ha-EI-le a-SHER Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-kha no-TEN le-KHA na-kha-LA LO te-khai-YE kol-ne-sha-MA
Exegesis
Meʿārê hāʿammîm hāʾēlleh {מֵעָרֵי הָעַמִּים הָאֵלֶּה | mēʿārê hāʿammîm hāʾēlleh} ‘from the cities of these peoples’ forms a construct chain introduced by a fronted restriction.
In context — Deuteronomy 20:16
But in the cities of these peoples that the LORD your God gives you as an inheritance , you shall not let live any breathing thing.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 20:16:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Deuteronomy 20:16, so the Hebrew word הָֽעַמִּים֙ (haamim) 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.20.16.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.20.16.W3.S1) and character.