Exodus 16:30:2Exod.16.30.W2TAB
הָעָ֖ם
haam
“the people”
- Transliteration
- ha-AM
- Extended
- hah-AAM
- IPA
- /haː.ˈʕaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the people
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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-yish-be-TU ha-AM
- sentence
va-yish-be-TU ha-AM ba-YOM hash-vi-I
Exegesis
The subject haʿam {הָעָ֖ם | hā-ʿām} ‘the people’ follows the verb, a typical verb–subject order that foregrounds communal action.
Root and etymology
Rootayin–mem
“people, nation”
In context — Exodus 16:30
So the people ceased from all work and rested on the seventh day .
About this coordinate
Exodus 16:30:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 16:30, so the Hebrew word הָעָ֖ם (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.16.30.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.30.W2.S1) and character.