Exodus 13:18:3Exod.13.18.W3TAB
אֶת־הָעָ֛ם
ethaam
“the people”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-AM
- Extended
- eht-hah-AAM
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.haˈʕaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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 | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
et-ha-AM
- phraseyour reading level
va-yas-SEV e-lo-HIM et-ha-AM
- clause
va-yas-SEV e-lo-HIM et-ha-AM DE-rekh ham-mid-BAR yam-SUF
- sentence
va-yas-SEV e-lo-HIM et-ha-AM DE-rekh ham-mid-BAR yam-SUF va-kha-mu-SHIM a-LU be-NEI-yis-ra-EL me-E-rets mits-RA-yim
Root and etymology
ע־מ־ם
“people, nation”
In context — Exodus 13:18
So God redirected the people by the wilderness road toward the Sea of Reeds, and the sons of Israel went up armed from the land of Egypt.
About this coordinate
Exodus 13:18:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 13:18, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הָעָ֛ם (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 Exod.13.18.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.13.18.W3.S1) and character.