Exodus 17:6:13Exod.17.6.W13TAB

הָעָ֑ם

haam

the people

Transliteration
ha-AM
Extended
hah-AAM
IPA
/haˈʕaːm/

Meaning by language

English
the people

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Result
הָ + עָ֑ם
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-sha-TA ha-AM

  3. clause

    hin-NEE o-MED le-fa-NE-kha SHAM al-ha-TSUR be-kho-REV ve-hi-KEE-ta va-TSUR ve-yats-OO mi-MEN-nu MA-yim ve-sha-TA ha-AM

  4. sentence

    hin-NEE o-MED le-fa-NE-kha SHAM al-ha-TSUR be-kho-REV ve-hi-KEE-ta va-TSUR ve-yats-OO mi-MEN-nu MA-yim ve-sha-TA ha-AM va-YA-as KEN mo-SHE le-ay-NEY zik-NEY yis-ra-EL

Root and etymology

ayin-mem-memayin-mem-mem

people

In contextExodus 17:6

Behold, I stand before you there on the rock at Horeb; you are to strike the rock, and water will emerge from it for the people to drink. And Moses acted accordingly in the sight of the elders of Israel.

About this coordinate

Exodus 17:6:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Exodus 17:6, so the Hebrew word הָעָ֑ם (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.17.6.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.17.6.W13.S1) and character.