Judges 21:9:2Judg.21.9.W2TAB
הָעָ֑ם
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
- clause
va-yit-pa-KED ha-AM
- sentence
va-yit-pa-KED ha-AM ve-hi-NE EN-SHAM ISH mi-yo-she-VE ya-VESH gil-AD
Exegesis
The definite noun haʿam {הָעָ֑ם | hā-ʿām} ‘the people’ marks the collective subject.
Root and etymology
Rootʿ-m
“people, nation”
In context — Judges 21:9
And the people were mustered, and behold, there was not there a man from the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead.
About this coordinate
Judges 21:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Judges 21:9, so the Hebrew word הָעָ֑ם (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.21.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.21.9.W2.S1) and character.