Deuteronomy 17:12:12Deut.17.12.W12TAB
א֖וֹ
o
“or”
- Transliteration
- O
- Extended
- OH
- IPA
- /ʔoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- or
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
O
- clause
ve-ha-ISH a-SHER-ya-a-SE be-za-DON le-vil-TI she-MO-a el-ha-ko-HEN ha-o-MED le-sha-RET SHAM et-Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha O el-ha-sho-FET
- sentence
ve-ha-ISH a-SHER-ya-a-SE be-za-DON le-vil-TI she-MO-a el-ha-ko-HEN ha-o-MED le-sha-RET SHAM et-Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha O el-ha-sho-FET u-MET ha-ISH ha-HU u-vi-AR-ta ha-RA mi-yis-ra-EL
Root and etymology
yod-resh-aleph
“to fear, revere”
In context — Deuteronomy 17:12
And the man who acts in presumption, not listening to the priest who stands there to minister to the LORD your God or to the judge, that man shall die. And you shall remove the evil from Israel.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 17:12:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Deuteronomy 17:12, so the Hebrew word א֖וֹ (o) 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.17.12.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.17.12.W12.S1) and character.