1 Samuel 16:13:61 Sam.16.13.W6TAB

אֹתוֹ֮

oto

him

Transliteration
o-TO
Extended
oh-TOH
IPA
/ʔoːˈtoː/

Meaning by language

English
him

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
אֹ + תוֹ֮
o + to
oto

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Tavt as in top
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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Word in context

  1. word

    o-TO

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-yim-SHAKH o-TO

  3. clause

    va-yik-KAKH she-mu-EL et-KE-ren ha-SHE-men va-yim-SHAKH o-TO be-KE-rev e-KHA-v va-tits-LAKH RU-akh-ye-ho-VAH el-da-VID me-ha-YOM ha-HU va-MA-la

  4. sentence

    va-yik-KAKH she-mu-EL et-KE-ren ha-SHE-men va-yim-SHAKH o-TO be-KE-rev e-KHA-v va-tits-LAKH RU-akh-ye-ho-VAH el-da-VID me-ha-YOM ha-HU va-MA-la va-ya-KAM she-mu-EL va-ye-LEKH ha-ra-MA-ta

Exegesis

The direct object marker ʾēt {אֶת־ | ʾēṯ} identifies the specific object. The construct qeren ha-shemen introduces the anointing horn as a ritual instrument.

In context1 Samuel 16:13

And Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers , and the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon David from that day onward. Then Samuel rose and went to Ramah.

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 16:13:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Samuel 16:13, so the Hebrew word אֹתוֹ֮ (oto) 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 1 Sam.16.13.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.16.13.W6.S1) and character.