Exodus 20:18:1Exod.20.18.W1TAB
וְכָל־הָעָם֩
vehkholhaham
“and all the people”
- Transliteration
- veh-KHOL-hah-AM
- Extended
- veh-KHOHL-hah-AAM
- IPA
- /vəˈxol.haˈʕam/
Meaning by language
- English
- and all the people
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
veh-KHOL-hah-AM
- phraseyour reading level
veh-KHOL-hah-AM ro-EEM et-ha-KO-LOT
- clause
veh-KHOL-hah-AM ro-EEM et-ha-KO-LOT veh-EHT-hah-lah-PEE-DEEM ve-ET KOL ha-SHO-FAR veh-EHT-hah-HAR a-SHEEN
- sentence
veh-KHOL-hah-AM ro-EEM et-ha-KO-LOT veh-EHT-hah-lah-PEE-DEEM ve-ET KOL ha-SHO-FAR veh-EHT-hah-HAR a-SHEEN vah-YAR ha-AM vah-yah-NU-oo vah-yah-AM-DOO meh-rah-KHOK
Exegesis
The verse begins with the inclusive subject vechol haam {וְכָל־הָעָם | wə-ḵāl-hā-ʿām} ‘and all the people’, emphasizing collective witness.
Root and etymology
kaph–lamed–lamedkaph–lamed–lamed
“all, complete”
In context — Exodus 20:18
And all the people saw the voices and the flashes of fire , the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking; the people trembled and stood at a distance.
About this coordinate
Exodus 20:18:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 20:18, so the Hebrew word וְכָל־הָעָם֩ (vehkholhaham) 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.20.18.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.20.18.W1.S1) and character.