Numbers 14:9:6Num.14.9.W6TAB
אֶת־עַ֣ם
etam
“the people of”
- Transliteration
- et-AM
- Extended
- EET-AM
- IPA
- /ʔɛtˈʕam/
Meaning by language
- English
- the people of
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 | |
| 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
et-AM
- phraseyour reading level
et-AM ha-A-retz
- clause
AKH ba-ye-ho-VAH al-tim-RE-du ve-a-TEM al-ti-RE-u et-AM ha-A-retz KI lakh-ME-nu HEM
- sentence
AKH ba-ye-ho-VAH al-tim-RE-du ve-a-TEM al-ti-RE-u et-AM ha-A-retz KI lakh-ME-nu HEM SAR tsil-LAM me-a-le-HEM va-ye-ho-VAH it-TA-nu al-ti-ra-UM
Exegesis
The direct object phrase et-am {אֶת־עַם | ʾet-ʿam} introduces “the people,” followed by ha-aretz {הָאָרֶץ | hā-ʾāreṣ} “of the land.”
Root and etymology
ʿ-m-mʿayin-mem-mem
“people, nation”
In context — Numbers 14:9
Surely, do not rebel against the LORD , and do not fear the people of the land, for they are our bread . Their shadow has departed from over them, and the LORD is with us; do not fear them.
About this coordinate
Numbers 14:9:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Numbers 14:9, so the Hebrew word אֶת־עַ֣ם (etam) 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.14.9.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.14.9.W6.S1) and character.