Exodus 19:12:2Exod.19.12.W2TAB
אֶת־הָעָם֙
ethaham
“the people”
- Transliteration
- et-hah-AM
- Extended
- eht-hah-AAM
- IPA
- /ʔet.haˈʕaːm/
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-hah-AM
- phraseyour reading level
veh-hig-bal-TA et-hah-AM
- clause
veh-hig-bal-TA et-hah-AM sa-VIV leh-e-MOR hi-sham-RU la-KHEM a-LOT ba-HAR oo-ne-GO-a be-ka-TSE-hu
- sentence
veh-hig-bal-TA et-hah-AM sa-VIV leh-e-MOR hi-sham-RU la-KHEM a-LOT ba-HAR oo-ne-GO-a be-ka-TSE-hu kol-ha-no-GEA ba-HAR MOT yu-MAT
Exegesis
The particle et {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ} introduces haʿam {הָעָם | hā-ʿām} ‘the people’ as direct object, while saviv {סָבִיב | sā-ḇîḇ} ‘around’ denotes complete encirclement.
Root and etymology
ʿ-m-mayin–mem–mem
“people, kin-group”
In context — Exodus 19:12
You shall mark off a boundary for the people all around and say, “Guard yourselves : do not go up the mountain, and do not touch its edge. Whoever touches the mountain shall surely be put to death .”
About this coordinate
Exodus 19:12:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 19:12, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הָעָם֙ (ethaham) 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.19.12.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.12.W2.S1) and character.