Exodus 18:21:3Exod.18.21.W3TAB
מִכָּל־הָ֠עָם
mikolhaam
“from all the people”
- Transliteration
- mi-KOL-ha-AM
- Extended
- mih-KOL-hah-AAM
- IPA
- /mikˈkol.haˈʕam/
Meaning by language
- English
- from all the people
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
mi-KOL-ha-AM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-a-TA te-khe-ZE mi-KOL-ha-AM
- clause
ve-a-TA te-khe-ZE mi-KOL-ha-AM an-SHEI-KHAY-il yir-EI e-lo-HIM an-SHEI e-MET sohn-EI VAA-tsa
- sentence
ve-a-TA te-khe-ZE mi-KOL-ha-AM an-SHEI-KHAY-il yir-EI e-lo-HIM an-SHEI e-MET sohn-EI VAA-tsa ve-sam-TA a-le-HEM sa-REI a-la-FIM sa-REI meh-OT sa-REI kha-mi-SHIM ve-sa-REI a-sa-ROT
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase mikol ha'am {מִכָּל־הָעָם | mi-kol hā-ʿām} ‘from all the people’ specifies the broad pool, immediately following the verb to emphasize inclusivity.
Root and etymology
“people, nation”
In context — Exodus 18:21
And you shall select from all the people men of ability , those who fear God , men of truth, those who hate dishonest gain; and you shall appoint them as leaders over thousands, leaders of hundreds, leaders of fifties, and leaders of tens.
About this coordinate
Exodus 18:21:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 18:21, so the Hebrew word מִכָּל־הָ֠עָם (mikolhaam) 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.18.21.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.18.21.W3.S1) and character.