1 Samuel 17:38:101 Sam.17.38.W10TAB

אֹת֖וֹ

oto

him

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

Meaning by language

English
him

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Result
אֹ + ת֖וֹ
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-yal-BESH o-TO

  3. clause

    va-yal-BESH o-TO shir-YON

  4. sentence

    va-yal-BESH sha-UL ET-da-VID mad-DA-v ve-na-TAN KO-va ne-KHO-shet al-RO-sho va-yal-BESH o-TO shir-YON

Exegesis

The direct object marker et {אֶת | ʾet} identifies David as the recipient of Saul’s garments, and the construct maddayav {מַדָּיו | maddāyāw} signals Saul’s ownership of the attire.

In context1 Samuel 17:38

Saul dressed David in his own battle garments , placed a bronze helmet on his head, and put a coat of mail on him.

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 17:38:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Samuel 17:38, so the Hebrew word אֹת֖וֹ (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.17.38.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.38.W10.S1) and character.