Jeremiah 23:33:2Jer.23.33.W2TAB
הָעָ֨ם
haam
“the people”
- Transliteration
- ha-AM
- Extended
- haa-AAM
- IPA
- /haːˈʕaːm/
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
ve-khi-yish-AL-kha ha-AM ha-ZE
- clause
ve-khi-yish-AL-kha ha-AM ha-ZE o-ha-na-VI o-kho-HEN le-MOR ma-mas-SA ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-khi-yish-AL-kha ha-AM ha-ZE o-ha-na-VI o-kho-HEN le-MOR ma-mas-SA ye-ho-VAH ve-a-MAR-ta a-le-HEM et-ma-ma-sSA ve-na-TASH-ti et-khem ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The coordinated phrase haam hazzeh o-hanavi o-kohen {הָעָם הַזֶּה אֽוֹ־הַנָּבִיא אֽוֹ־כֹהֵן | hā-ʿām haz-zeh ʾō-han-nā-vîʾ ʾō-kō-hên} enumerates potential questioners.
In context — Jeremiah 23:33
When this people or a prophet or a priest asks you, saying, “What is the burden of the LORD ?” then you shall say to them, “You are the burden, and I will cast you off,” declares the LORD.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:33:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 23:33, so the Hebrew word הָעָ֨ם (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.23.33.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.33.W2.S1) and character.