Exodus 19:15:2Exod.19.15.W2TAB
אֶל־הָעָ֔ם
elhaam
“to the people”
- Transliteration
- el-ha-AM
- Extended
- ehl-hah-AAM
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.haˈʕaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the people
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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
- clause
va-YO-mer el-ha-AM he-YU ne-kho-NIM lish-LO-shet ya-MIM
- sentence
va-YO-mer el-ha-AM he-YU ne-kho-NIM lish-LO-shet ya-MIM al-tig-SHU el-ish-SHA
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase el haam {אֶל־הָעָם | ʾel–hā-ʿām} specifies the audience.
Root and etymology
ʿ-m-mayin–mem–mem
“people, kin-group”
In context — Exodus 19:15
Moses said to the people, “Be prepared for three days; refrain from drawing near to a woman.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 19:15:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 19:15, 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.19.15.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.15.W2.S1) and character.