Deuteronomy 17:6:4Deut.17.6.W4TAB
א֛וֹ
o
“or”
- Transliteration
- O
- Extended
- OH
- IPA
- /ʕeˈdim/
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
al-PI she-NA-yim e-DEEM O she-lo-SHA e-DEEM yu-MAT ha-MET
- 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 context — Deuteronomy 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.