Numbers 14:16:5Num.14.16.W5TAB
אֶת־הָעָ֣ם
ethaam
“this people”
- Transliteration
- ET-ha-AM
- Extended
- EET-hah-AAM
- IPA
- /ˈʔeːt.haˈʕam/
Meaning by language
- English
- this people
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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 |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
ET-ha-AM
- phraseyour reading level
ET-ha-AM ha-ZEH
- clause
mi-bil-TI ye-KHO-let Ye-ho-VAH le-ha-VI ET-ha-AM ha-ZEH el-ha-A-retz a-SHER-nish-BA la-HEM
- sentence
mi-bil-TI ye-KHO-let Ye-ho-VAH le-ha-VI ET-ha-AM ha-ZEH el-ha-A-retz a-SHER-nish-BA la-HEM va-yish-kha-TEM ba-mid-BAR
Exegesis
The Hiphil infinitive lehavi {לְהָבִיא | le-hā-vi} “to bring” governs the direct object et-haam hazzeh {אֶת־הָעָם הַזֶּה | et-ha-am ha-zeh} “this people.”
Root and etymology
ʿ-mayin-mem
“people, nation”
In context — Numbers 14:16
Because of the lack of ability of the LORD to bring this people into the land that He swore to them, He slaughtered them in the wilderness.
About this coordinate
Numbers 14:16:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Numbers 14:16, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הָעָ֣ם (ethaam) 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 Num.14.16.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.14.16.W5.S1) and character.