Exodus 18:13:6Exod.18.13.W6TAB
אֶת־הָעָ֑ם
ethaam
“the people”
- Transliteration
- ET-ha-AM
- Extended
- EHT-hah-AAM
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.haˈʕaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the people
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Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
ET-ha-AM
- phraseyour reading level
lish-POT ET-ha-AM
- clause
va-ye-HI mih-MA-khoh-RAT va-YEH-shev mo-SHEH lish-POT ET-ha-AM
- sentence
va-ye-HI mih-MA-khoh-RAT va-YEH-shev mo-SHEH lish-POT ET-ha-AM va-ya-a-MOD ha-AM al-mo-SHEH min-ha-BO-ker ad-ha-a-REV
Exegesis
The infinitive lishpot {לִשְׁפֹּט | liš-pōṭ} ‘to judge’ expresses purpose, with the particle et {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ} marking the direct object haam {הָעָ֑ם | hā-ʿām}.
Root and etymology
“people, nation”
In context — Exodus 18:13
And on the following day Moses took his seat to judge the people, and the people remained standing before Moses from morning until the evening .
About this coordinate
Exodus 18:13:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Exodus 18:13, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הָעָ֑ם (ethaam) 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.18.13.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.18.13.W6.S1) and character.