לְעָ֔ם

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 לְעָ֔ם

   le-AM

   for a people
2. clause🔊 כִּ֡י כַּאֲשֶׁר֩ יִדְבַּ֨ק הָאֵז֜וֹר אֶל־מָתְנֵי־אִ֗ישׁ כֵּ֣ן הִדְבַּ֣קְתִּי אֵ֠לַי אֶת־כָּל־בֵּ֨ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל וְאֶת־כָּל־בֵּ֤ית יְהוּדָה֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה לִֽהְי֥וֹת לִי֙ לְעָ֔ם וּלְשֵׁ֥ם וְלִתְהִלָּ֖ה וּלְתִפְאָ֑רֶת

   KI ka-a-SHER yid-BAK ha-e-ZOR el-ma-te-NEI-ISH KEN hid-bak-TI E-lai et-kol-BET yis-ra-EL ve-et-kol-BET ye-hu-DA ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH li-he-YOT LI le-AM u-le-SHEM ve-lit-hi-LA u-le-tif-a-RET

   for as clings the waistband to the loins of a man so I caused to cling to me the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah declaration of the LORD to be for me for a people and for a name and for praise and for glory
3. sentence🔊 כִּ֡י כַּאֲשֶׁר֩ יִדְבַּ֨ק הָאֵז֜וֹר אֶל־מָתְנֵי־אִ֗ישׁ כֵּ֣ן הִדְבַּ֣קְתִּי אֵ֠לַי אֶת־כָּל־בֵּ֨ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל וְאֶת־כָּל־בֵּ֤ית יְהוּדָה֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה לִֽהְי֥וֹת לִי֙ לְעָ֔ם וּלְשֵׁ֥ם וְלִתְהִלָּ֖ה וּלְתִפְאָ֑רֶת וְלֹ֖א שָׁמֵֽעוּ׃

   KI ka-a-SHER yid-BAK ha-e-ZOR el-ma-te-NEI-ISH KEN hid-bak-TI E-lai et-kol-BET yis-ra-EL ve-et-kol-BET ye-hu-DA ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH li-he-YOT LI le-AM u-le-SHEM ve-lit-hi-LA u-le-tif-a-RET ve-LO sha-ME-u

   for as clings the waistband to the loins of a man so I caused to cling to me the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah declaration of the LORD to be for me for a people and for a name and for praise and for glory but not they listened

Exegesis

The infinitive construct lihyot {לִהְיוֹת | li-hyôt} followed by the purpose clauses leam {לְעָם | lə-ʿām}, uleshem {וּלְשֵׁם | ū-lə-šēm}, velitehillah {וְלִתְהִלָּה | wə-li-təhillāh}, and uletiferet {וּלְתִפְאָ֑רֶת | ū-lə-ti-pəʼāreṯ} outlines God’s intent to make the people into a people, a name, praise, and glory for Himself.

Root and etymology

ʿ-m-m🔊 ע־מ־מʿ-m-m

“people, nation”

• 🔊 אֻמָּהʾu-māpeopleEsther 3:8