Nehemiah 13:20:7Neh.13.20.W7TAB
פַּ֥עַם
paam
“once”
- Transliteration
- PA-am
- Extended
- PAH-ahm
- IPA
- /ˈpa.ʕam/
Meaning by language
- English
- once
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
PA-am
- phraseyour reading level
PA-am u-she-TA-yim
- sentence
va-ya-LI-nu ha-ro-khe-LIM u-mokh-RE khol-mim-KAR mi-KHUTS li-ru-sha-LA-yim PA-am u-she-TA-yim
Exegesis
The temporal nouns pa‘am {פַּ֥עַם | pa‘-am} and ushtayim {וּשְׁתָּֽיִם | ū-šə-tá-yim} function as adverbs of frequency. English rendering maintains the compound subject and places the frequency markers at the end for narrative emphasis.
Root and etymology
p-‘-m
“occurrence”
In context — Nehemiah 13:20
The merchants and sellers of all merchandise lodged outside Jerusalem once and twice.
About this coordinate
Nehemiah 13:20:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Nehemiah 13:20, so the Hebrew word פַּ֥עַם (paam) 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 Neh.13.20.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Neh.13.20.W7.S1) and character.