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

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Result
אֶת + הָ + עָ֣ם
et + ha + am
ethaam

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Tavt as in top
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

    ET-ha-AM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ET-ha-AM ha-ZEH

  3. 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

  4. 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 contextNumbers 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.