Numbers 20:24:3Num.20.24.W3TAB
אֶל־עַמָּ֔יו
elammav
“to his people”
- Transliteration
- el-am-MAV
- Extended
- ehl-ahm-MAHV
- IPA
- /ʔel.ʕamˈmaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- to his people
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-am-MAV
- clause
ye-a-SEF a-ha-RON el-am-MAV KI LO ya-VO el-ha-A-retz a-SHER na-ta-TI liv-NEI yis-ra-EL
- sentence
ye-a-SEF a-ha-RON el-am-MAV KI LO ya-VO el-ha-A-retz a-SHER na-ta-TI liv-NEI yis-ra-EL AL a-SHER-me-ri-TEM et-PI le-MEI me-ri-VA
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase el ammav {אֶל־עַמָּיו | ʾel-ʿammāy} ‘to his people’ uses a pronominal suffix to denote kinship.
In context — Numbers 20:24
Aaron will be gathered to his people, because he will not enter the land which I have given to the sons of Israel, on account of your rebellion against my mouth at the waters of Meribah.
About this coordinate
Numbers 20:24:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 20:24, so the Hebrew word אֶל־עַמָּ֔יו (elammav) 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.20.24.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.20.24.W3.S1) and character.