Exodus 19:11:11Exod.19.11.W11TAB
כָל־הָעָ֖ם
kholhaam
“all the people”
- Transliteration
- khol-ha-AM
- Extended
- kohl-hah-AAM
- IPA
- /xɔl.haˈʕaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- all the people
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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Word in context
- word
khol-ha-AM
- phraseyour reading level
le-ee-NEI khol-ha-AM
- clause
KI ba-YOM ha-she-li-SHI ye-RED Ye-ho-VAH le-ee-NEI khol-ha-AM al-HAR si-NAI
- sentence
ve-ha-YU ne-kho-NIM la-YOM ha-she-li-SHI KI ba-YOM ha-she-li-SHI ye-RED Ye-ho-VAH le-ee-NEI khol-ha-AM al-HAR si-NAI
Exegesis
The verb yered {יֵרֵ֧ד | yê-rêḏ} ‘will come down’ predicates the theophany of YHWH {יְהוָ֛ה | Yə-hō-wāh}, and the prepositional phrase le'einei kol ha'am {לְעֵינֵ֥י כָל־הָעָ֖ם | lə-ʿê-nê kāl-hā-ʿām} ‘before the eyes of all the people’ emphasizes the public witness of His descent.
Root and etymology
ʿ-m-mayin–mem–mem
“people, kin-group”
In context — Exodus 19:11
Let them be ready for the third day, for on the third day the LORD will come down upon Mount Sinai before the eyes of all the people.
About this coordinate
Exodus 19:11:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Exodus 19:11, so the Hebrew word כָל־הָעָ֖ם (kholhaam) 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.19.11.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.11.W11.S1) and character.