Deuteronomy 13:15:9Deut.13.15.W9TABWLC Deuteronomy 13:16
אֹתָהּ
otah
“it”
- Transliteration
- o-TAH
- Extended
- oh-TAH
- IPA
- /ʔoˈtaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- it
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' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
o-TAH
- sentence
ha-KEH ta-KEH ET-YO-shvei ha-IR ha-HU ha-HI le-FI-KHA-rev ha-kha-REM o-TAH ve-ET-KOL-a-SHER-VAH ve-ET-be-hem-TAH le-FI-KHA-rev
Exegesis
The Hiphil infinitive absolute ha-charem {הַחֲרֵם | ha-ḥă-rēm} functions substantivally to denote total destruction, with the pronominal suffix otah {אֹתָהּ | ʾō-thāh} referring to the city.
In context — Deuteronomy 13:15
You must surely strike down the inhabitants of that city by the sword and utterly destroy the city by the ban , including all that is in it and its livestock.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 13:15:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Deuteronomy 13:15, so the Hebrew word אֹתָהּ (otah) 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 Deut.13.15.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.13.15.W9.S1) and character.