Zechariah 14:12:7Zech.14.12.W7TAB
אֶת־כָּל־הָ֣עַמִּ֔ים
etkolhaammim
“{direct object} all the peoples”
- Transliteration
- et-kol-ha-am-MIM
- Extended
- eht-kohl-hah-ahm-MEEM
- IPA
- /ʔet.kɔl.ha.ʕamˈmiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object} all the peoples
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 | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-kol-ha-am-MIM
- clause
ve-ZOT tih-ye ha-mag-ge-FA a-SHER yig-GOF ye-ho-VAH et-kol-ha-am-MIM a-SHER tsa-ve-U al-ye-ru-sha-LA-im
- sentence
ve-ZOT tih-ye ha-mag-ge-FA a-SHER yig-GOF ye-ho-VAH et-kol-ha-am-MIM a-SHER tsa-ve-U al-ye-ru-sha-LA-im ha-MEK be-sa-RO ve-HU o-MED al-rag-LAV ve-e-NAIV tim-mak-NA ve-kho-re-HEN u-le-sho-NO tim-MAK be-fi-HEM
Exegesis
The collective etkolhaamim {אֶת־כָּל־הָעַמִּים | ʾet-kol-hā-ʿam-mîm} serves as the direct object representing all hostile peoples.
Root and etymology
Rootmem–yod–mem
“water, fluid”
In context — Zechariah 14:12
And this will be the plague with which the LORD will strike all the peoples who have assembled against Jerusalem: their flesh will waste away as they stand on their feet, and their eyes will waste away in their sockets, and their tongues will waste away in their mouths.
About this coordinate
Zechariah 14:12:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Zechariah 14:12, so the Hebrew word אֶת־כָּל־הָ֣עַמִּ֔ים (etkolhaammim) 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 Zech.14.12.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Zech.14.12.W7.S1) and character.