Exodus 14:13:3Exod.14.13.W3TAB
אֶל־הָעָם֮
elhaam
“to the people”
- Transliteration
- el-ha-AM
- Extended
- ehl-hah-AHM
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.haˈʕaːm/
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
va-YO-mer mo-SHEH el-ha-AM
- clause
va-YO-mer mo-SHEH el-ha-AM al-ti-ra-U hit-ya-tse-VU u-re-U et-ye-shu-AT Ye-ho-VAH a-sher-ya-a-SEH la-KHEM ha-YOM
- sentence
va-YO-mer mo-SHEH el-ha-AM al-ti-ra-U hit-ya-tse-VU u-re-U et-ye-shu-AT Ye-ho-VAH a-sher-ya-a-SEH la-KHEM ha-YOM KI a-SHER re-i-TEM et-mits-RA-yim ha-YOM LO to-si-FU li-re-o-TAM OD ad-o-LAM
Exegesis
The prohibitive particle al {אַל־ | ʾal} plus the Qal imperfect tiraʾu {תִּירָאוּ֒ | tīrāʾū} issues a negative command, immediately followed by the Hitpael imperative hityatsvu {הִֽתְיַצְב֗וּ | hityaṣṣəvū} and the Qal imperative ure’u {וּרְאוּ֙ | ū-rəʾū}, forming a triadic sequence that emphasizes confident action.
In context — Exodus 14:13
And Moses said to the people, “Do not fear. Stand firm and see the salvation of the LORD which He will work for you today . For the Egyptians whom you have seen today, you will never see them again, forever.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:13:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 14:13, so the Hebrew word אֶל־הָעָם֮ (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 Exod.14.13.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.13.W3.S1) and character.