Jeremiah 17:19:8Jer.17.19.W8TAB
הָעָ֔ם
haam
“the people”
- Transliteration
- ha-AM
- Extended
- haa-AHM
- IPA
- /hɑːˈʕaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the people
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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
be-SHA-ar be-NE-eem ha-AM
- clause
ko-a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH e-LAI ha-LOKH ve-a-mad-TA be-SHA-ar be-NE-eem ha-AM a-SHER ya-VO-u VO mal-KHEI ye-hu-DA va-a-SHER ye-tsE-U VO
- sentence
ko-a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH e-LAI ha-LOKH ve-a-mad-TA be-SHA-ar be-NE-eem ha-AM a-SHER ya-VO-u VO mal-KHEI ye-hu-DA va-a-SHER ye-tsE-U VO u-ve-KHOL sha-a-REI ye-ru-sha-LA-yim
Exegesis
The locative phrase beshar beneihaam {בְּשַׁעַר בְּנֵי־הָעָם | bə-ša-‘ar bə-nê hā-‘am} ‘in the gate of the children of the people’ designates the initial position.
In context — Jeremiah 17:19
Thus the LORD said to me, “Go and stand in the gate of the children of the people, the one by which the kings of Judah enter and by which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem.”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 17:19:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Jeremiah 17:19, so the Hebrew word הָעָ֔ם (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 Jer.17.19.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.19.W8.S1) and character.