Ezekiel 16:21:5Ezek.16.21.W5TAB
אוֹתָ֖ם
otam
“them”
- Transliteration
- o-TAM
- Extended
- oh-TAAM
- IPA
- /ʔoːˈtaːm/
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
be-ha-a-VIR o-TAM
- clause
va-tit-te-NIM be-ha-a-VIR o-TAM la-HEM
- sentence
va-tish-kha-TI et-ba-NAI va-tit-te-NIM be-ha-a-VIR o-TAM la-HEM
Exegesis
The pronominal otam {אוֹתָ֖ם | ʾō-ṯām} and the goal-marker lahem {לָהֶם | lā-hem} emphasize the transfer of the children to the recipients. The coordination of the verbs without conjunction heightens the sense of cumulative, deliberate sacrificial actions. English renders the idiomatic Hiphil infinitive as “by burning them as an offering” to convey the cultural practice.
In context — Ezekiel 16:21
And you slaughtered my sons and gave them over when you caused them to pass through for them.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 16:21:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Ezekiel 16:21, so the Hebrew word אוֹתָ֖ם (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 Ezek.16.21.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.16.21.W5.S1) and character.