Jeremiah 21:8:1Jer.21.8.W1TAB
וְאֶל־הָעָ֤ם
veelhaam
“and to the people”
- Transliteration
- ve-EL-ha-AM
- Extended
- veh-EL-hah-AAM
- IPA
- /wəˈʔɛl.haˈʕaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and to the people
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
ve-EL-ha-AM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-EL-ha-AM ha-ZE
- clause
ve-EL-ha-AM ha-ZE to-MAR KO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-EL-ha-AM ha-ZE to-MAR KO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH hin-NE no-TEN lif-ne-KHEM et-DE-rekh ha-kha-YIM ve-et-DE-rekh ha-MA-vet
Exegesis
The verse opens with ve’el {וְאֶל־ | wə-ʾel} marking orientation toward ha-am haz-zeh {הָעָ֤ם הַזֶּה֙ | hā-‘ām ha-z-zeh} “this people.”
In context — Jeremiah 21:8
And you shall say to this people, “Thus says the LORD : Look, I am placing before you the way of life and the way of death .”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 21:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 21:8, so the Hebrew word וְאֶל־הָעָ֤ם (veelhaam) 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.21.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.21.8.W1.S1) and character.