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

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Result
הָ + עָ֨ם
ha + am
haam

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Qametslong 'ah'
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Qametslong 'ah'
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-AM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-khi-yish-AL-kha ha-AM ha-ZE

  3. 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

  4. 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 contextJeremiah 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.