2 Chronicles 20:16:92 Chr.20.16.W9TAB
אֹתָם֙
otam
“them”
- Transliteration
- o-TAM
- Extended
- oh-TAAM
- 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
u-me-tsa-TEM o-TAM
- clause
u-me-tsa-TEM o-TAM be-SOF ha-NA-khal pe-NE mid-BAR ye-ru-EL
- sentence
ma-KHAR re-DU a-LE-hem hin-NAM o-LIM be-ma-a-LE ha-TSITS u-me-tsa-TEM o-TAM be-SOF ha-NA-khal pe-NE mid-BAR ye-ru-EL
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive in umetzatem {וּמְצָאתֶם | u-mə-ṣā-ʾə-tēm} ‘and you will find’ links sequential actions.
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:16
Tomorrow go down against them. Behold, they are going up by the ascent of Ziz, and you will find them at the end of the valley , facing the wilderness of Jeruel .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:16:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Chronicles 20:16, so the Hebrew word אֹתָם֙ (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 2 Chr.20.16.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.16.W9.S1) and character.