Exodus 14:9:5Exod.14.9.W5TAB
אוֹתָם֙
otam
“them”
- Transliteration
- o-TAM
- Extended
- oh-TAAM
- IPA
- /ʔoˈtaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- them
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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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Word in context
- word
o-TAM
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-SI-gu o-TAM
- clause
va-yir-deh-FU mits-RA-yim a-kha-RE-hem va-ya-SI-gu o-TAM kho-NIM al-ha-YAM kol-SUS RE-khev par-OH oo-fa-ra-SHAV ve-khei-LO
- sentence
va-yir-deh-FU mits-RA-yim a-kha-RE-hem va-ya-SI-gu o-TAM kho-NIM al-ha-YAM kol-SUS RE-khev par-OH oo-fa-ra-SHAV ve-khei-LO al-PI ha-khi-ROT lif-NEI BA-al tse-FON
Exegesis
The directional phrase acharehem {אַחֲרֵיהֶם | ăḥă-rêhêm} ‘after them’ marks pursuit, with otam {אוֹתָם | ʾôṯām} as the direct object.
In context — Exodus 14:9
The Egyptians pursued them and overtook them as they were camped by the sea, with all of Pharaoh’s horses and chariots, his horsemen and his army, by Pi Hahiroth , before Baal Zephon .
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:9:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Exodus 14:9, so the Hebrew word אוֹתָם֙ (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 Exod.14.9.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.9.W5.S1) and character.