Deuteronomy 14:16:1Deut.14.16.W1TAB
אֶת־הַכּ֥וֹ
ethakos
“the little owl”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-KOS
- Extended
- eet-hah-KOHS
- IPA
- /ʔet.hakˈkoːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- the little owl
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
et-ha-KOS
- phraseyour reading level
et-ha-KOS ve-et-ha-yan-SHUF
- sentence
et-ha-KOS ve-et-ha-yan-SHUF ve-ha-tin-sha-MET
Exegesis
The verse presents an enumerative series marked by the direct-object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ-} and the conjunction wə-ʾeṯ {וְאֶת־ | wə-ʾeṯ-}, identifying particular unclean birds.
In context — Deuteronomy 14:16
The little owl , the great owl, and the white owl are all unclean.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 14:16:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 14:16, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַכּ֥וֹ (ethakos) 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.14.16.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.14.16.W1.S1) and character.