Exodus 18:15:6Exod.18.15.W6TAB
הָעָ֖ם
haam
“the people”
- Transliteration
- ha-AM
- Extended
- hah-AAM
- IPA
- /haˈʕaːm/
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
- clause
ki-ya-VO e-LAI ha-AM lid-ROSH e-lo-HIM
- sentence
va-YO-mer mo-SHEH le-khot-NO ki-ya-VO e-LAI ha-AM lid-ROSH e-lo-HIM
Exegesis
In this subordinate clause the imperfect yavo {יָבֹ֥א | yā-ḇōʾ} ‘comes’ precedes the prepositional phrase elai {אֵלַ֛י | ʾē-lay} ‘to me’ and the subject haam {הָעָ֖ם | hā-ʿām}, emphasizing approach toward Moses.
Root and etymology
“people, nation”
In context — Exodus 18:15
And Moses said to his father-in-law, “Because the people come to me to seek God .”
About this coordinate
Exodus 18:15:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Exodus 18:15, so the Hebrew word הָעָ֖ם (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.18.15.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.18.15.W6.S1) and character.