Numbers 22:17:11Num.22.17.W11TAB
הָעָ֥ם
haam
“the people”
- Transliteration
- ha-AM
- Extended
- hah-AAM
- IPA
- /haˈʕaːm/
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
ha-AM ha-ZEH
- clause
u-le-KHA-NA ka-VA-li ET ha-AM ha-ZEH
- sentence
ki-ka-BED a-ka-bed-KHA me-OD ve-KOL a-sher-to-MAR e-LAI e-e-SEH u-le-KHA-NA ka-VA-li ET ha-AM ha-ZEH
Exegesis
Finally, kavah-li et haam hazeh {קָבָה־לִּי אֵת הָעָם הַזֶּה | qā·wāh lî ʾēt hā·ʿām haz·zeh} uses a Qal imperative with ethical import and a direct object marker before the specific noun phrase, underscoring the targeted nature of the curse.
Root and etymology
ʿ-mayin-mem
“people, nation”
In context — Numbers 22:17
For I will surely honor you greatly , and I will do everything that you say to me. And now, please go and curse for me this people.
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:17:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Numbers 22:17, so the Hebrew word הָעָ֥ם (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.22.17.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.17.W11.S1) and character.