Exodus 11:2:3Exod.11.2.W3TAB
הָעָ֑ם
haam
“the people”
- Transliteration
- ha-AM
- Extended
- hah-AAM
- IPA
- /ha.ˈʕaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the people
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-AM
- phraseyour reading level
be-oz-NEI ha-AM
- clause
da-ber-NA be-oz-NEI ha-AM
- sentence
da-ber-NA be-oz-NEI ha-AM ve-yish-a-LU ISH me-ET re-E-hu ve-ish-SHA me-ET re-u-TAH ke-lei-KHE-sef u-ke-LEI za-HAV
Exegesis
The phrase b’oznei ha-am {בְּאָזְנֵי הָעָם | bə-ʾōz-nē hā-ʿām} serves as a locative idiom for addressing the people directly.
Root and etymology
ʿ-mAyin–Mem
“people, nation”
In context — Exodus 11:2
Speak in the hearing of the people, and let every man ask his neighbor and every woman ask her neighbor for articles of silver and articles of gold.
About this coordinate
Exodus 11:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 11:2, so the Hebrew word הָעָ֑ם (haam) 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 Exod.11.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.11.2.W3.S1) and character.