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
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
ha-AM
- phraseyour reading level
le-zik-NEI ha-AM
- clause
va-ya-VO mo-SHEH va-yik-RA le-zik-NEI ha-AM
- 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 context — Exodus 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.