Exodus 19:25:3Exod.19.25.W3TAB
אֶל־הָעָ֑ם
elhaam
“to the people”
- Transliteration
- el-ha-AM
- Extended
- ehl-hah-AAM
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ha.ˈʕaːm/
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
- clause
va-YE-red mo-SHE el-ha-AM
- sentence
va-YE-red mo-SHE el-ha-AM va-YO-mer a-LE-hem
Exegesis
The first verb precedes its subject Mosheh {מֹשֶׁ֖ה | mō-šeh} in VSO order, followed by the directional phrase el-haam {אֶל־הָעָ֑ם | ʾel-hā-ʿām} ‘to the people’.
Root and etymology
ʿ-mayin–mem
“people, clan”
In context — Exodus 19:25
Then Moses descended to the people and addressed them.
About this coordinate
Exodus 19:25:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 19:25, so the Hebrew word אֶל־הָעָ֑ם (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.19.25.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.25.W3.S1) and character.