Exodus 17:5:6Exod.17.5.W6TAB
הָעָ֔ם
haam
“the people”
- Transliteration
- ha-AM
- Extended
- hah-AAM
- IPA
- /ha.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
lif-NEI ha-AM
- clause
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-mo-SHE a-VOR lif-NEI ha-AM ve-KAKH it-TE-kha miz-zik-NEI yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-mo-SHE a-VOR lif-NEI ha-AM ve-KAKH it-TE-kha miz-zik-NEI yis-ra-EL u-mat-TE-kha a-SHER hi-KI-ta BO et-ha-ye-OR KAKH be-YAD-kha ve-ha-lakh-TA
Exegesis
Inside the quotation, the coordinated imperatives avor {עֲבֹר | ʿăvōr} “go on ahead” and ve-qakh {וְקַח | wə-qāḥ} “take” direct the sequence of actions, with lifnei ha-am {לִפְנֵי הָעָם | lîpnê hā-ʿām} specifying position before the assembly.
Root and etymology
ayin-mem-memayin-mem-mem
“people”
In context — Exodus 17:5
The LORD said to Moses, “Go on ahead of the people. Take with you some of the elders of Israel, and take in your hand your staff —the one with which you struck the Nile—and go.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 17:5:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Exodus 17:5, so the Hebrew word הָעָ֔ם (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.17.5.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.17.5.W6.S1) and character.