Leviticus 16:24:12Lev.16.24.W12TAB

הָעָ֔ם

haam

the people

Transliteration
ha-AM
Extended
hah-AAM
IPA
/haˈʕaːm/

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

    ve-et-o-LAT ha-AM

  3. clause

    ve-ya-TSA ve-a-SA et-o-la-TOH ve-et-o-LAT ha-AM ve-ki-PER ba-a-DO u-ve-AD ha-AM

  4. sentence

    veh-RAH-KHATS et-be-sa-RO ba-MA-yim be-ma-KOM ka-DOSH ve-la-VASH et-be-ga-DAV ve-ya-TSA ve-a-SA et-o-la-TOH ve-et-o-LAT ha-AM ve-ki-PER ba-a-DO u-ve-AD ha-AM

Exegesis

The parallel atonement formula ba’ado uve’ad haam {בַּעֲדוֹ וּבְעַד הָעָם | ba-ʿă-dō u-bə-ʿăd hā-ʿām} emphasizes the high priest’s dual role in securing both personal and communal expiation.

In contextLeviticus 16:24

And he shall wash his flesh in water in a holy place , and he shall put on his garments, and he shall go out and offer his burnt offering and the burnt offering of the people, and he shall make atonement for himself and for the people.

About this coordinate

Leviticus 16:24:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Leviticus 16:24, 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 Lev.16.24.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.16.24.W12.S1) and character.