Jeremiah 23:34:3Jer.23.34.W3TAB
וְהָעָ֔ם
vehaam
“and the people”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-AM
- Extended
- veh-haa-AM
- IPA
- /vəhāˈʕaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the people
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ve-ha-AM
- clause
ve-ha-na-VI ve-ha-ko-HEN ve-ha-AM a-SHER yo-MAR ma-SA ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-ha-na-VI ve-ha-ko-HEN ve-ha-AM a-SHER yo-MAR ma-SA ye-ho-VAH u-fa-KAD-ti al-ha-ISH ha-HU ve-al-BET-o
Exegesis
The verse’s opening coordinate series—`vehanavi {וְהַנָּבִיא | wə-han-nā-ḇîʾ} ‘and the prophet’`, `vehakohen {וְהַכֹּהֵן | wə-ha-kō-hên} ‘and the priest’`, `vehaam {וְהָעָם | wə-hā-ʿām} ‘and the people’`—frames inclusive subjects.
In context — Jeremiah 23:34
And as for the prophet and the priest and the people who say, "The burden of the LORD ," I will punish that man and his house.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:34:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Jeremiah 23:34, so the Hebrew word וְהָעָ֔ם (vehaam) 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.23.34.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.34.W3.S1) and character.