Exodus 15:24:2Exod.15.24.W2TAB
הָעָ֛ם
haam
“the people”
- Transliteration
- ha-AM
- Extended
- hah-AAM
- IPA
- /haː.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
va-yil-LO-nu ha-AM
- sentence
va-yil-LO-nu ha-AM al-mo-SHEH leh-MOR mah-nish-TEH
Exegesis
This verb precedes its subject ha'am {הָעָ֛ם | hā-ʿām} ‘the people,’ reflecting the Hebrew VSO order.
Root and etymology
ע־מ־ם
“people, nation”
In context — Exodus 15:24
And the people grumbled against Moses , saying, “What are we to drink?”
About this coordinate
Exodus 15:24:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 15:24, so the Hebrew word הָעָ֛ם (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.15.24.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.15.24.W2.S1) and character.