Exodus 19:7:5Exod.19.7.W5TAB

הָעָ֑ם

haam

the people

Transliteration
ha-AM
Extended
hah-AAM
IPA
/ha.ˈʕaːm/

Meaning by language

English
the people

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Result
הָ + עָ֑ם
ha + am
haam

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Qametslong 'ah'
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Qametslong 'ah'
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-AM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    le-zik-NEI ha-AM

  3. clause

    va-ya-VO mo-SHEH va-yik-RA le-zik-NEI ha-AM

  4. sentence

    va-ya-VO mo-SHEH va-yik-RA le-zik-NEI ha-AM va-ya-SEM lif-NEI-hem ET kol-had-de-va-RIM ha-EI-leh a-SHER tsi-VA-hu Ye-ho-VAH

Exegesis

The phrase lə-ziknê hā-ʿām {לְזִקְנֵי הָעָם | lə-ziq-nê hā-ʿām} 'to the elders of the people' uses a construct chain to link the elders with the community.

Root and etymology

ʿ-m-mayin–mem–mem

people, kin-group

In contextExodus 19:7

Moses came, summoned the elders of the people, and placed before them all these words that the LORD had commanded him.

About this coordinate

Exodus 19:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Exodus 19:7, so the Hebrew word הָעָ֑ם (haam) 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.19.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.7.W5.S1) and character.