Judges 21:4:4Judg.21.4.W4TAB

הָעָ֔ם

haam

the people

Transliteration
ha-AM
Extended
haa-AHM
IPA
/haːˈʕaːm/

Meaning by language

English
the people

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Result
הָ + עָ֔ם
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

    va-yash-ki-MU ha-AM

  3. clause

    va-ye-HI mi-ma-kho-RAT va-yash-ki-MU ha-AM va-yiv-NU-SHAM miz-BE-akh

  4. sentence

    va-ye-HI mi-ma-kho-RAT va-yash-ki-MU ha-AM va-yiv-NU-SHAM miz-BE-akh va-ya-a-LU o-LOT u-she-la-MIM

Root and etymology

ע־ם

people, nation

In contextJudges 21:4

And it happened on the next day that the people rose early, and they built an altar there, and offered up burnt offerings and peace offerings .

About this coordinate

Judges 21:4:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Judges 21:4, so the Hebrew word הָעָ֔ם (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.21.4.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.21.4.W4.S1) and character.