Exodus 19:10:5Exod.19.10.W5TAB
אֶל־הָעָ֔ם
elhaam
“to the people”
- Transliteration
- el-ha-AM
- Extended
- ehl-hah-AAM
- IPA
- /ʔɛlhaˈʕaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the people
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Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| 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
el-ha-AM
- phraseyour reading level
LEKH el-ha-AM
- clause
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-MO-she LEKH el-ha-AM ve-ki-dash-TAM ha-YOM u-ma-KHAR
- sentence
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-MO-she LEKH el-ha-AM ve-ki-dash-TAM ha-YOM u-ma-KHAR ve-khib-SU sim-lo-TAM
Exegesis
The Qal imperative lekh {לֵךְ | lēk} ‘go’ takes the prepositional object ʼel haʿam {אֶל־הָעָם | ʾel-hāʿām} ‘to the people’.
Root and etymology
ʿ-m-mayin–mem–mem
“people, kin-group”
In context — Exodus 19:10
The LORD said to Moses, “Go to the people; consecrate them today and tomorrow, and have them wash their garments.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 19:10:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Exodus 19:10, so the Hebrew word אֶל־הָעָ֔ם (elhaam) 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.19.10.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.10.W5.S1) and character.