Exodus 15:16:13Exod.15.16.W13TAB
עַם־ז֥וּ
amzu
“this people whom”
- Transliteration
- am-ZU
- Extended
- ahm-ZOO
- IPA
- /ʕam.ˈzuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- this people whom
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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Word in context
- word
am-ZU
- phraseyour reading level
am-ZU ka-ni-TA
- clause
ad-ya-a-VOR am-me-KHA Ye-ho-VAH ad-ya-a-VOR am-ZU ka-ni-TA
- sentence
ti-POL a-lei-HEM ei-ma-TA va-FA-khad big-DOL ze-ro-a-KHA yid-de-MU ka-a-VEN ad-ya-a-VOR am-me-KHA Ye-ho-VAH ad-ya-a-VOR am-ZU ka-ni-TA
Exegesis
ad-yaavor {עַד־יַעֲבֹ֤ר … עַֽד־יַעֲבֹ֖ר | ʿad-ya-ʿa-vōr} creates parallelism, contrasting ammekha {עַמְּךָ֙ | ʿam-me-ḵā} ‘Your people’ with amzu {עַם־ז֥וּ | ʿam-zû} ‘this people’, underscoring divine election.
In context — Exodus 15:16
Terror and dread will fall upon them by the greatness of Your arm; they will be still as a stone, until Your people pass over, O LORD , until the people you have acquired pass over.
About this coordinate
Exodus 15:16:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Exodus 15:16, so the Hebrew word עַם־ז֥וּ (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.15.16.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.15.16.W13.S1) and character.