Exodus 15:13:3Exod.15.13.W3TAB
עַם־ז֣וּ
amzu
“this people”
- Transliteration
- am-ZU
- Extended
- ahm-ZOO
- IPA
- /ʕam.ˈzuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- this people
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
am-ZU
- phraseyour reading level
am-ZU ga-AAL-ta
- clause
na-KHI-ta be-khas-de-KHA am-ZU ga-AAL-ta
- sentence
na-KHI-ta be-khas-de-KHA am-ZU ga-AAL-ta neh-HAL-ta be-az-ze-KHA el-ne-VE kad-SHE-kha
Exegesis
The compound noun am-zu {עַם־ז֣וּ | ʽam-zū} ‘this people’ uses a demonstrative to specify the redeemed community.
In context — Exodus 15:13
You led in Your kindness this people whom You have redeemed; You guided them in Your strength to Your holy dwelling.
About this coordinate
Exodus 15:13:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 15:13, so the Hebrew word עַם־ז֣וּ (amzu) 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.15.13.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.15.13.W3.S1) and character.