Exodus 19:14:6Exod.19.14.W6TAB
אֶת־הָעָ֔ם
ethaam
“the people”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-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-ha-AM
- clause
va-ye-ka-DESH et-ha-AM va-ye-khab-be-SU sim-lo-TAM
- sentence
va-ye-RED mo-SHEH min-ha-HAR el-ha-AM va-ye-ka-DESH et-ha-AM va-ye-khab-be-SU sim-lo-TAM
Exegesis
The next wayyiqtol verb vayekadesh {וַיְקַדֵּשׁ֙ | way-qaḏ-dē-š} ‘and he consecrated’ shifts focus to the ritual preparation of the community, with et-ha-am {אֶת־הָעָם | ʾeṯ-hā-ʿām} as the object.
Root and etymology
ʿ-m-mayin–mem–mem
“people, kin-group”
In context — Exodus 19:14
Moses came down from the mountain to the people, consecrated the people, and they washed their garments.
About this coordinate
Exodus 19:14:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Exodus 19:14, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הָעָ֔ם (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.19.14.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.14.W6.S1) and character.