Numbers 16:41:10Num.16.41.W10TABWLC Numbers 17:6
אֶת־עַם־יְהוָֽה׃
etamyehovah
“the people of the LORD”
- Transliteration
- et-AM-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- EET-AHM-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /ʔet.ʕam.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the people of the LORD
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-AM-ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
ha-mi-TEM et-AM-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
al-mo-SHEH ve-al-a-ha-RON le-MOR a-TEM ha-mi-TEM et-AM-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-yi-LO-nu kol-a-DAT be-NEI-yis-ra-EL mi-ma-kho-RAT al-mo-SHEH ve-al-a-ha-RON le-MOR a-TEM ha-mi-TEM et-AM-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The object marker ʾet {אֶת־ | ʾet} precedes ʿam Yə-hō-wāh {עַם יְהוָה | ʿam Yə-hō-wāh} ‘people of the LORD’, emphasizing communal belonging. In translation, the Piel intensity informs ‘grumbled’, and the temporal relation is rendered with ‘on the next day’ to preserve narrative flow.
Root and etymology
ʿ-m-mʿ-m-m
“people, nation”
In context — Numbers 16:41
On the next day, all the congregation of the sons of Israel grumbled against Moses and against Aaron, saying, “You have killed the people of the LORD .”
About this coordinate
Numbers 16:41:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Numbers 16:41, so the Hebrew word אֶת־עַם־יְהוָֽה׃ (etamyehovah) 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.16.41.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.16.41.W10.S1) and character.