Deuteronomy 18:14:7Deut.18.14.W7TAB
אוֹתָ֔ם
otam
“them”
- Transliteration
- o-TAM
- Extended
- oh-TAAM
- IPA
- /joːˈreʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- them
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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 | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
o-TAM
- phraseyour reading level
yo-RESH o-TAM
- clause
KI ha-go-YIM ha-E-le a-SHER a-TA yo-RESH o-TAM el-me-o-ne-NIM ve-el-kos-MIM yish-MA-U
- sentence
KI ha-go-YIM ha-E-le a-SHER a-TA yo-RESH o-TAM el-me-o-ne-NIM ve-el-kos-MIM yish-MA-U ve-a-TA LO KEN na-TAN le-KHA Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
Root and etymology
ʼ-w-haleph–vav–heh
“to desire, long for”
In context — Deuteronomy 18:14
For these nations, which you will dispossess, listen to soothsayers and to diviners, but as for you, the LORD your God has not permitted you to do so.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:14:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Deuteronomy 18:14, so the Hebrew word אוֹתָ֔ם (otam) 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.18.14.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.14.W7.S1) and character.