Isaiah 17:12:3Isa.17.12.W3TAB
עַמִּ֣ים
amim
“peoples”
- Transliteration
- a-MIM
- Extended
- ah-MEEM
- IPA
- /ʕamˈmiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- peoples
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-MIM
- phraseyour reading level
a-MIM ra-BIM
- clause
HOY ha-MON a-MIM ra-BIM ka-ha-MOT ya-MIM ye-he-MA-yun
- sentence
HOY ha-MON a-MIM ra-BIM ka-ha-MOT ya-MIM ye-he-MA-yun u-she-ON le-u-MIM ki-she-ON MA-yim ka-bi-RIM yish-SHUN
Exegesis
The construct chain hamon amim rabbim {הֲמוֹן עַמִּים רַבִּים | hā-môn ʿammîm rabbîm} layers “multitude” + “peoples” + “many” to portray an immense assembly.
Root and etymology
ʿ-m-mayin–mem–mem
“people, nation”
In context — Isaiah 17:12
Woe to the multitude of many peoples; they roar like the roaring of the seas, and the noise of nations, like the tumult of mighty waters, they surge.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 17:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Isaiah 17:12, so the Hebrew word עַמִּ֣ים (amim) 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 Isa.17.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.17.12.W3.S1) and character.