Deuteronomy 17:6:4Deut.17.6.W4TAB

א֛וֹ

o

or

Transliteration
O
Extended
OH
IPA
/ʕeˈdim/

Meaning by language

English
or

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go

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Word in context

  1. word

    O

  2. clause

    al-PI she-NA-yim e-DEEM O she-lo-SHA e-DEEM yu-MAT ha-MET

  3. sentence

    al-PI she-NA-yim e-DEEM O she-lo-SHA e-DEEM yu-MAT ha-MET LO yu-MAT al-PI ED e-KHAD

Root and etymology

yod-resh-aleph

to fear, revere

In contextDeuteronomy 17:6

On the word of two witnesses or three witnesses, the one to die shall be executed; no one shall be put to death on the word of only one witness.

About this coordinate

Deuteronomy 17:6:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Deuteronomy 17:6, so the Hebrew word א֛וֹ (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.17.6.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.17.6.W4.S1) and character.