Exodus 18:26:2Exod.18.26.W2TAB
אֶת־הָעָ֖ם
ethaam
“the people”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-AM
- Extended
- eht-hah-AAM
- IPA
- /ʔɛθ.ha.ˈʕaːm/
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
ve-shaf-TU et-ha-AM
- clause
ve-shaf-TU et-ha-AM be-khol-ET
- sentence
ve-shaf-TU et-ha-AM be-khol-ET et-ha-da-VAR ha-ka-SHEH ye-vee-OON el-mo-SHEH ve-khol-ha-da-VAR ha-ka-TON yish-pu-TU HEM
Exegesis
The direct object et-haam {אֶת־הָעָם | ʾeṯ-hā-ʿām} defines the scope of their authority.
Root and etymology
“people, nation”
In context — Exodus 18:26
And they judged the people continually; the difficult matter they brought to Moses, but every small matter they themselves decided.
About this coordinate
Exodus 18:26:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 18:26, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הָעָ֖ם (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.18.26.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.18.26.W2.S1) and character.