Exodus 39:7:2Exod.39.7.W2TAB
אֹתָ֗ם
otam
“them”
- Transliteration
- o-TAM
- Extended
- oh-TAAM
- IPA
- /ʔoː.ˈθaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- them
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| 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
va-ya-SEM o-TAM
- clause
va-ya-SEM o-TAM AL kit-FOT ha-e-FOD av-NEI zik-ka-RON liv-NEI yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-ya-SEM o-TAM AL kit-FOT ha-e-FOD av-NEI zik-ka-RON liv-NEI yis-ra-EL ka-a-SHER tsiv-VA Ye-ho-VAH et-mo-SHE
Exegesis
The pronoun otam {אֹתָם | ʾōtām} “them” refers to the onyx stones.
In context — Exodus 39:7
And He placed them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as memorial stones for the sons of Israel, as the LORD had commanded Moses .
About this coordinate
Exodus 39:7:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 39:7, so the Hebrew word אֹתָ֗ם (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.39.7.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.39.7.W2.S1) and character.