Deuteronomy 20:2:7Deut.20.2.W7TAB
אֶל־הָעָֽם׃
elhaam
“to the people”
- Transliteration
- el-ha-AM
- Extended
- el-hah-AAM
- IPA
- /ʔel.haˈʕam/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the people
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| 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
el-ha-AM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-dib-ER el-ha-AM
- clause
ve-nig-ASH ha-ko-HEN ve-dib-ER el-ha-AM
- sentence
ve-ha-YA ke-ka-RAV-khem el-ham-mil-kha-MA ve-nig-ASH ha-ko-HEN ve-dib-ER el-ha-AM
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive nifal ve-niggash {וְנִגַּ֥שׁ | wə-nig-gaš} ‘then shall come near’ presents the priestly action, followed by the piel ve-diber {וְדִבֶּ֥ר | wə-di-ber} ‘and shall speak’ directing speech to ha-am {הָעָֽם | hā-ʿām}. In English the protasis is rendered as a conditional clause in formal (‘When you are drawing close to the battle line’) and as a circumstantial phrase in dynamic (‘As the fighting draws near’) to enhance readability while preserving the Hebrew sequence.
Root and etymology
ʿ-mʿ-m
“people, nation”
In context — Deuteronomy 20:2
When you are drawing close to the battle line, the priest shall step forward and speak to the people .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 20:2:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Deuteronomy 20:2, so the Hebrew word אֶל־הָעָֽם׃ (elhaam) 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.20.2.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.20.2.W7.S1) and character.