2 Kings 17:33:102 Kgs.17.33.W10TAB
אֹתָ֖ם
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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The word
Word in context
- word
o-TAM
- phraseyour reading level
a-sher-hig-LU o-TAM
- clause
ve-et-e-lo-HE-hem ha-YU o-veh-DIM ke-mish-PAT ha-go-YIM a-sher-hig-LU o-TAM mi-SHAM
- sentence
et-Ye-ho-VAH ha-YU ye-re-IM ve-et-e-lo-HE-hem ha-YU o-veh-DIM ke-mish-PAT ha-go-YIM a-sher-hig-LU o-TAM mi-SHAM
Exegesis
The relative clause asher-higlu otam misham {אֲשֶׁר־הִגְלוּ אֹתָם מִשָּׁם | ʾăšer-hîglû ʾōṯām miššām} identifies those nations as the ones connected with their displacement, providing the historical setting that explains why such mixed worship patterns persisted.
In context — 2 Kings 17:33
They feared the LORD and they served their gods according to the custom of the nations from which they had been deported.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 17:33:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Kings 17:33, so the Hebrew word אֹתָ֖ם (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.17.33.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.17.33.W10.S1) and character.