1 Samuel 17:40:91 Sam.17.40.W9TAB
אֹ֠תָם
otam
“them”
- Transliteration
- o-TAM
- Extended
- oh-TAHM
- IPA
- /ʔoːˈtaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- them
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
o-TAM
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-SEM o-TAM
- clause
va-yik-KAKH mak-LO be-YA-do va-yiv-KHAR-lo kha-mish-SHA kha-lu-KE-a-va-NIM min-ha-NA-khal va-ya-SEM o-TAM bikh-LI ha-ro-IM a-SHER-lo u-va-yal-KUT ve-kal-O ve-YA-do
- sentence
va-yik-KAKH mak-LO be-YA-do va-yiv-KHAR-lo kha-mish-SHA kha-lu-KE-a-va-NIM min-ha-NA-khal va-ya-SEM o-TAM bikh-LI ha-ro-IM a-SHER-lo u-va-yal-KUT ve-kal-O ve-YA-do va-yig-GASH el-ha-pe-lish-TI
In context — 1 Samuel 17:40
He took his staff in his hand, chose five smooth stones from the wadi , placed them in his shepherd’s pouch, and with his sling in hand approached the Philistine.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:40:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Samuel 17:40, so the Hebrew word אֹ֠תָם (otam) 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.17.40.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.40.W9.S1) and character.