Exodus 24:2:8Exod.24.2.W8TAB

וְהָעָ֕ם

vehaam

and the people

Transliteration
ve-ha-AM
Extended
veh-hah-AAM
IPA
/wə.haːˈʕaːm/

Meaning by language

English
and the people

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Result
וְ + הָ + עָ֕ם
ve + ha + am
vehaam

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Qametslong 'ah'
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Qametslong 'ah'
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-ha-AM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    LO yig-GA-shu ve-ha-AM

  3. sentence

    ve-nig-GASH mo-SHE le-vad-DO el-ye-ho-VAH ve-HEM LO yig-GA-shu ve-ha-AM LO ya-a-LU im-MO

In contextExodus 24:2

And Moses alone shall approach the LORD ; but they shall not approach and the people shall not go up with him.

About this coordinate

Exodus 24:2:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Exodus 24:2, so the Hebrew word וְהָעָ֕ם (vehaam) 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.24.2.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.24.2.W8.S1) and character.