Exodus 19:9:21Exod.19.9.W21TAB
הָעָ֖ם
haam
“the people”
- Transliteration
- ha-AM
- Extended
- hah-AHM
- IPA
- /haˈʕam/
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
et-div-REI ha-AM
- clause
va-ya-GED MO-sheh et-div-REI ha-AM el-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-MO-sheh hin-NEH a-no-KHI BA e-lei-KHA be-AV he-a-NAAN ba-ah-VOOR yish-MA ha-AM be-dab-REE im-MAKH ve-gam-be-KHA ya-ah-MEE-noo le-o-LAM va-ya-GED MO-sheh et-div-REI ha-AM el-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
A purpose clause introduced by baʿăvūr {בַּעֲב֞וּר | baʿăvūr} ‘in order that’ governs yišmaʿ hāʿām {יִשְׁמַע הָעָם | yišmaʿ hāʿām} ‘may hear.’
Moses’ response is marked by wayyaggēḏ Mosheh ʾeṯ-dibərê hāʿām ʾel-Yə-hō-wāh {וַיַּגֵּד מֹשֶׁה אֶת־דִּבְרֵי הָעָם אֶל־יְהוָה | wayyaggēḏ mōšeh ʾeṯ-dibərê hāʿām ʾel-Yə-hō-wāh}, where ʾeṯ highlights “the words of the people” and frames Moses as intermediary conveying Israel’s message back to the Divine.
Root and etymology
ʿ-m-mayin–mem–mem
“people, kin-group”
In context — Exodus 19:9
And the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I am coming to You in a thick cloud, so that the people may hear when I speak with You and also believe You forever.” Then Moses reported the words of the people to the LORD.
About this coordinate
Exodus 19:9:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of Exodus 19:9, 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.19.9.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.9.W21.S1) and character.