Numbers 22:12:9Num.22.12.W9TAB
אֶת־הָעָ֔ם
ethaam
“the people”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-AM
- Extended
- EET-hah-AAHM
- IPA
- /ʔet.haˈʕaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the 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
- clause
LO ta-OR et-ha-AM KI ba-RUKH HU
- sentence
va-YO-mer e-lo-HIM el-BIL-am LO te-LEKH im-ma-HEM LO ta-OR et-ha-AM KI ba-RUKH HU
Exegesis
The phrase immahem {עִמָּהֶ֑ם | ʿimmāhēm} ‘with them’ clarifies prohibited accompaniment, while et-haam {אֶת־הָעָ֔ם | ʾet-hā-ʿām} ‘the people’ serves as direct object.
Root and etymology
Rootayin-mem
“people”
In context — Numbers 22:12
And God said to Balaam, “You shall not go with them. You shall not curse the people, for they are blessed.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:12:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Numbers 22:12, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הָעָ֔ם (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.22.12.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.12.W9.S1) and character.