Exodus 20:18:11Exod.20.18.W11TAB
הָעָם֙
haam
“the people”
- Transliteration
- ha-AM
- Extended
- hah-AAM
- IPA
- /haˈʕam/
Meaning by language
- English
- the people
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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
vah-YAR ha-AM
- clause
vah-YAR ha-AM vah-yah-NU-oo vah-yah-AM-DOO meh-rah-KHOK
- 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.
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 20:18:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Exodus 20:18, so the Hebrew word הָעָם֙ (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.20.18.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.20.18.W11.S1) and character.