Proverbs 30:25:2Prov.30.25.W2TAB
עַ֣ם
am
“a people”
- Transliteration
- AM
- Extended
- ahm
- IPA
- /ˈʕam/
Meaning by language
- English
- a people
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
AM
- clause
han-ne-ma-LIM AM LO-aZ
- sentence
han-ne-ma-LIM AM LO-aZ va-ya-khi-NU ba-kaiTS lakh-MAM
Exegesis
The verse begins with the subject hanəmālim {הַנְּמָלִים | hanəmālim} ‘the ants’, followed by the metaphorical predicate ʿam {עַם | ʿam} ‘people’.
Root and etymology
ʿmmayin–mem–mem
“people, community”
In context — Proverbs 30:25
The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their bread in the summer .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 30:25:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 30:25, so the Hebrew word עַ֣ם (am) 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 Prov.30.25.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.30.25.W2.S1) and character.