Exodus 16:4:10Exod.16.4.W10TAB

הָעָ֤ם

haam

the people

Transliteration
ha-AM
Extended
hah-AAM
IPA
/haː.ˈʕaːm/

Meaning by language

English
the people

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Result
הָ + עָ֤ם
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

    ve-ya-TSA ha-AM ve-lak-TU

  3. clause

    ve-ya-TSA ha-AM ve-lak-TU de-var-YOM be-yo-MO le-MA-an a-nas-SE-nu ha-ye-LEKH be-to-ra-TI im-LO

  4. sentence

    va-yo-MER Ye-ho-VAH el-mo-SHE hin-NEE mam-TIR la-KHEM LE-khem min-ha-sha-MA-yim ve-ya-TSA ha-AM ve-lak-TU de-var-YOM be-yo-MO le-MA-an a-nas-SE-nu ha-ye-LEKH be-to-ra-TI im-LO

Root and etymology

Rootayin–mem–mem

people

In contextExodus 16:4

Then the LORD said to Moses, “See, I will shower bread from the heavens for you. Each day the people must go out and gather their portion, so that I may test them whether they will walk in My instruction or not.”

About this coordinate

Exodus 16:4:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Exodus 16:4, so the Hebrew word הָעָ֤ם (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.16.4.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.4.W10.S1) and character.