Numbers 21:7:2Num.21.7.W2TAB
הָעָ֨ם
haam
“the people”
- Transliteration
- ha-AM
- Extended
- haa-AM
- IPA
- /haːˈʕam/
Meaning by language
- English
- the people
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
ha-AM
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-VO ha-AM el-MO-she
- clause
va-ya-VO ha-AM el-MO-she va-yo-MRU kha-ta-NU ki-dib-BAR-nu va-ye-ho-VAH va-VAkh hit-pa-LEL el-ye-ho-VAH ve-ya-SER mei-a-LEI-nu et-ha-na-KHASH
- sentence
va-ya-VO ha-AM el-MO-she va-yo-MRU kha-ta-NU ki-dib-BAR-nu va-ye-ho-VAH va-VAkh hit-pa-LEL el-ye-ho-VAH ve-ya-SER mei-a-LEI-nu et-ha-na-KHASH va-yit-pa-LEL MO-she be-AD ha-AM
Exegesis
vayavo {וַיָּבֹא | wayyāḇōʾ} ‘and he came’ marks narrative progression with haʿam {הָעָם | hā-ʿām} as subject and ʾel-Mōšē {אֶל־מֹשֶׁה | ʾel-Mōšē} indicating the recipient of the plea.
Finally, va-yitpallēl {וַיִּתְפַּלֵּל | wayyitpallēl} ‘and he prayed’ resumes narrative with Moses’ intercession bəʿaḏ hāʿam {בְּעַד הָעָם | bəʿaḏ hāʿām} ‘on behalf of the people’. The Hebrew sequence and parallelism create a tightly structured confession and plea.
Root and etymology
“people, nation”
In context — Numbers 21:7
And the people came to Moses and said, “We have sinned because we have spoken against the LORD and against you. Pray to the LORD that He may remove the serpent from upon us.” And Moses prayed on behalf of the people.
About this coordinate
Numbers 21:7:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 21:7, so the Hebrew word הָעָ֨ם (haam) 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.21.7.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.21.7.W2.S1) and character.