Deuteronomy 17:3:8Deut.17.3.W8TAB
א֣וֹ
oh
“or”
- Transliteration
- OH
- Extended
- OH
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
OH
- phraseyour reading level
ve-la-SHE-mesh OH la-ya-RE-akh
- clause
ve-la-SHE-mesh OH la-ya-RE-akh OH le-KHOL-tsva ha-sha-MA-yim a-SHER lo-tsi-VI-ti
- sentence
va-ye-LEKH va-ya-a-VOD e-lo-HIM a-khe-RIM va-yish-ta-KHU la-HEM ve-la-SHE-mesh OH la-ya-RE-akh OH le-KHOL-tsva ha-sha-MA-yim a-SHER lo-tsi-VI-ti
Exegesis
The coordinating conjunction o {אוֹ | ʾō} ‘or’ introduces disjunctive alternatives, emphasizing the range of prohibited worship targets.
Root and etymology
yod-resh-aleph
“to fear, revere”
In context — Deuteronomy 17:3
And he went and served other gods and bowed down to them or to the sun or to the moon or to all the host of the heavens , which I have not commanded.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 17:3:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Deuteronomy 17:3, so the Hebrew word א֣וֹ (oh) 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.17.3.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.17.3.W8.S1) and character.