Exodus 18:14:7Exod.18.14.W7TAB
לָעָ֑ם
laam
“for the people”
- Transliteration
- la-AM
- Extended
- lah-AAM
- IPA
- /laːˈʕaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- for the people
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Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
la-AM
- clause
va-YAR kho-TEN mo-SHE ET kol-a-sher-HU o-SE la-AM
- sentence
va-YAR kho-TEN mo-SHE ET kol-a-sher-HU o-SE la-AM va-yo-MER mah-had-da-VAR ha-ZE a-SHER a-TA o-SE la-AM mad-DU-a a-TA yo-SHEV le-vad-DE-kha ve-khol-ha-AM nit-TSAV a-LE-kha min-BO-ker ad-A-rev
Exegesis
The particle ʾet {אֵת | ʾēt} signals the definite direct object, here the headless relative clause kol-ă-šer hū ʿō-seh lā-ʿām {כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־ה֥וּא עֹשֶׂה לָעָם | kāl-ă-šer hūʾ ʿō-śeh lā-ʿām} ‘all that he is doing for the people’, emphasizing totality.
Root and etymology
“people, nation”
In context — Exodus 18:14
When Moses’ father-in-law saw all that he was doing for the people, he said, “What is this matter that you are doing for the people? Why do you sit by yourself while all the people stand before you from morning until evening?”
About this coordinate
Exodus 18:14:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Exodus 18:14, so the Hebrew word לָעָ֑ם (laam) 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.18.14.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.18.14.W7.S1) and character.