Judges 20:22:2Judg.20.22.W2TAB
הָעָ֖ם
haam
“the people”
- Transliteration
- ha-AM
- Extended
- haa-AHM
- 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
va-yit-kha-ZEK ha-AM
- clause
va-yit-kha-ZEK ha-AM ISH yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-yit-kha-ZEK ha-AM ISH yis-ra-EL va-yo-SI-fu la-a-ROKH mil-kha-MA ba-ma-KOM a-sher-a-re-KHU SHAM ba-YOM ha-ri-SHON
Exegesis
The verse opens with the Hitpael form vayitchazzek {וַיִּתְחַזֵּ֥ק | vā-yiṯ-ḥaz-zêq}, indicating a reflexive collective action by ha’am {הָעָ֖ם | hā-ʿām} ‘the people.’
Root and etymology
Root’am
“people, community”
In context — Judges 20:22
And the people of Israel strengthened themselves, each man, and they again prepared for battle in the place where they had arrayed themselves on the first day .
About this coordinate
Judges 20:22:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Judges 20:22, so the Hebrew word הָעָ֖ם (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 Judg.20.22.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.22.W2.S1) and character.