1 Samuel 19:15:81 Sam.19.15.W8TAB
אֹת֧וֹ
oto
“him”
- Transliteration
- o-TO
- Extended
- oh-TOH
- IPA
- /ʔoːˈtoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- him
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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
o-TO
- phraseyour reading level
ha-a-LU o-TO va-mit-TA
- clause
ha-a-LU o-TO va-mit-TA e-LAI la-ha-mi-TO
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH sha-UL et-ha-mal-a-KHIM lir-OT et-da-VID le-MOR ha-a-LU o-TO va-mit-TA e-LAI la-ha-mi-TO
Exegesis
Within the quotation, the Qal imperative haʿālû {הַעֲל֨וּ | ha-ʿă-lû} ‘bring up’ issues the command with ʾōṯô {אֹת֧וֹ | ʾōṯô} ‘him’ as object.
In context — 1 Samuel 19:15
Then Saul sent the messengers to see David, saying, “Bring him to me on the bed so that I may kill him.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 19:15:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Samuel 19:15, so the Hebrew word אֹת֧וֹ (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.19.15.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.19.15.W8.S1) and character.