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

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Result
הָ + עָ֛ם
ha + am
haam

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Qametslong 'ah'
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Qametslong 'ah'
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-AM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-yil-LO-nu ha-AM

  3. 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 contextExodus 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.