Deuteronomy 14:4:1Deut.14.4.W1TAB
זֹ֥את
zot
“This is”
- Transliteration
- ZOT
- Extended
- ZOHT
- IPA
- /zoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- This is
Alphabet Analysis
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
ZOT
- phraseyour reading level
ZOT ha-be-HE-ma
- clause
ZOT ha-be-HE-ma a-SHER to-a-KHE-lu
- sentence
ZOT ha-be-HE-ma a-SHER to-a-KHE-lu SHOR SE ke-sa-VIM ve-SE i-ZIM
Exegesis
The verse opens with the demonstrative zot {זֹאת | zôṯ} ‘this’, introducing a legal category headed by ha-behemah {הַבְּהֵמָה | ha-bə-hēmāh} ‘the animal’.
In context — Deuteronomy 14:4
This is the animal that you shall eat: the ox, the sheep , and the goat.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 14:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 14:4, so the Hebrew word זֹ֥את (zot) 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.14.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.14.4.W1.S1) and character.