Isaiah 33:12:2Isa.33.12.W2TAB
עַמִּ֖ים
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
ve-ha-YU a-MIM
- clause
ve-ha-YU a-MIM mi-se-re-FOT SID
- sentence
ve-ha-YU a-MIM mi-se-re-FOT SID ko-TSIM ke-su-KHIM ba-ESH yit-TSAT-TU
Exegesis
The noun amim {עַמִּ֖ים | ʿammîm} ‘peoples’ functions as the subject.
Root and etymology
ʿ-m-mʿ–m–m
“people, nation”
In context — Isaiah 33:12
And the peoples will be as the burnings of lime, like thorns cut off, they will be set ablaze in the fire .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 33:12:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Isaiah 33:12, so the Hebrew word עַמִּ֖ים (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.33.12.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.33.12.W2.S1) and character.