2 Kings 17:28:112 Kgs.17.28.W11TAB
אֹתָ֔ם
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
mo-RE o-TAM
- clause
va-ye-HI mo-RE o-TAM EKH yi-re-U et-Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-ya-VO e-KHAD me-ha-ko-ha-NIM a-SHER hig-LU mish-sho-me-RON va-ye-SHEV be-VEIT-EL va-ye-HI mo-RE o-TAM EKH yi-re-U et-Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
In the predicate vayehi moreh otam {וַיְהִי מוֹרֶה אֹתָם | vá-ye-hî mô-reh ô-tam}, the infinitive moreh functions as a nominal complement, “became their teacher.”
In context — 2 Kings 17:28
Then one of the priests who had been exiled from Samaria came and settled in Bethel, and he became their teacher, instructing them how they should fear the LORD .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 17:28:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 2 Kings 17:28, so the Hebrew word אֹתָ֔ם (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 Kgs.17.28.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.17.28.W11.S1) and character.