Numbers 21:2:8Num.21.2.W8TAB
אֶת־הָעָ֤ם
ethaam
“this people”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-AM
- Extended
- EET-hah-AHM
- 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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-ha-AM
- phraseyour reading level
et-ha-AM ha-ZEH
- clause
im-na-TON ti-TEN et-ha-AM ha-ZEH be-ya-DI va-kha-ram-TI et-a-rei-HEM
- sentence
va-yid-DAR yis-ra-EL NE-der la-ye-ho-VAH va-yo-MAR im-na-TON ti-TEN et-ha-AM ha-ZEH be-ya-DI va-kha-ram-TI et-a-rei-HEM
Exegesis
The object phrase ʾet-hā-ʿām haz-zeh {אֶת־הָעָ֤ם הַזֶּה | ʾet-hā-ʿām haz-zēh} ‘this people’ is marked by ʾet, and bə-yādī {בְּיָדִ֔י | bə-yādī} ‘into my hand’ denotes victory imagery.
Root and etymology
“people, nation”
In context — Numbers 21:2
And Israel made a vow to the LORD and said, “If You will surely give this people into my hand, then I will devote their cities to destruction.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 21:2:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Numbers 21:2, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הָעָ֤ם (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.21.2.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.21.2.W8.S1) and character.