Exodus 18:19:10Exod.18.19.W10TAB
לָעָ֗ם
laham
“for the people”
- Transliteration
- lah-AM
- Extended
- lah-AAM
- IPA
- /laːˈʕam/
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
lah-AM
- phraseyour reading level
he-YEH a-TAH lah-AM
- clause
he-YEH a-TAH lah-AM MOOL ha-e-lo-HIM ve-he-ve-TAH a-TAH et-had-de-va-RIM el-ha-e-lo-HIM
- sentence
a-TAH she-MA be-ko-LI ee-ah-TS-KHA vi-YI e-lo-HIM im-MAKH he-YEH a-TAH lah-AM MOOL ha-e-lo-HIM ve-he-ve-TAH a-TAH et-had-de-va-RIM el-ha-e-lo-HIM
Exegesis
The imperative heyeh {הֱיֵ֧ה | hĕ-yēh} ‘be’ plus attah {אַתָּה | ʾat-tāh} ‘you’ and laam {לָעָם | lā-ʿām} ‘for the people’ issues a command establishing Moses’ representative role.
Root and etymology
“people, nation”
In context — Exodus 18:19
Now listen to my voice; I will advise you, and may God be with you. Act for the people before God, and you shall bring the matters to God.
About this coordinate
Exodus 18:19:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Exodus 18:19, so the Hebrew word לָעָ֗ם (laham) 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.18.19.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.18.19.W10.S1) and character.