Deuteronomy 20:9:5Deut.20.9.W5TAB
אֶל־הָעָ֑ם
elhaam
“to the people”
- Transliteration
- el-ha-AM
- Extended
- ehl-hah-AAM
- IPA
- /ʔelhaˈʕaːm/
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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Word in context
- word
el-ha-AM
- phraseyour reading level
le-da-BER el-ha-AM
- clause
ve-ha-YA ke-kal-LOT ha-sho-tRIM le-da-BER el-ha-AM
- sentence
ve-ha-YA ke-kal-LOT ha-sho-tRIM le-da-BER el-ha-AM u-fak-DU sa-REI tse-va-OT be-ROSH ha-AM
Exegesis
The construct chain sarei tsevaot {שָׂרֵ֥י צְבָא֖וֹת | ṣā-rê ṣə-vā-’ōṯ} ‘commanders of armies’ specifies the appointed office, and the prepositional phrase berosh ha-am {בְּרֹ֥אשׁ הָעָֽם | bə-rôš hā-ʿām} ‘at the head of the people’ indicates spatial-functional leadership in the Deuteronomic military ordering.
Root and etymology
ʿ-mʿ-m
“people, nation”
In context — Deuteronomy 20:9
When the officers have completed speaking to the people, they shall appoint commanders of armies at the head of the people.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 20:9:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Deuteronomy 20:9, so the Hebrew word אֶל־הָעָ֑ם (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.20.9.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.20.9.W5.S1) and character.