Exodus 19:8:12Exod.19.8.W12TAB
הָעָ֖ם
haam
“of the people”
- Transliteration
- ha-AM
- Extended
- hah-AAHM
- IPA
- /ha.ˈʕaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- of 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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Word in context
- word
ha-AM
- phraseyour reading level
et-div-REE ha-AM
- clause
va-ya-SHEV mo-SHEH et-div-REE ha-AM el-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-ya-a-NU khol-ha-AM yakh-DAV va-yom-RU KOL a-sher-dih-BEHR Ye-ho-VAH na-a-SEH va-ya-SHEV mo-SHEH et-div-REE ha-AM el-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The construct divrei ha-am {דִּבְרֵי הָעָם | dib-rê hā-ʿām} “words of the people” functions as the object, and the prepositional phrase el YHWH {אֶל־יְהוָה | ʾel Yə-hō-wāh} “to the LORD” completes the communication cycle. The Hebrew wayyiqtol forms are rendered in English past tense to preserve narrative flow, and the imperfect expresses the firm resolve inherent in the covenant pledge.
Root and etymology
ʿ-m-mayin–mem–mem
“people, kinship group”
In context — Exodus 19:8
All the people answered as one and said, “Everything that the LORD has spoken, we will do.” And Moses brought the people’s words back to the LORD.
About this coordinate
Exodus 19:8:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Exodus 19:8, so the Hebrew word הָעָ֖ם (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.19.8.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.8.W12.S1) and character.