Ezekiel 20:3:12Ezek.20.3.W12TAB
אֹתִ֖י
oti
“me”
- Transliteration
- o-TI
- Extended
- oh-TEE
- IPA
- /ʔoːˈtiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- me
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
o-TI
- clause
ha-lid-ROSH o-TI a-TEM ba-IM
- sentence
ben-A-dam da-BER et-zik-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-a-MAR-ta a-LE-hem KO a-MAR a-do-NAI Ye-ho-VI ha-lid-ROSH o-TI a-TEM ba-IM khai-a-NI im-id-da-RESH la-KHEM ne-UM a-do-NAI Ye-ho-VI
Exegesis
The interrogative infinitive halidrosh {הֲלִדְרֹשׁ | halîḏrōš} ‘to inquire’, object ʾōṯî {אֹתִי | ʾōṯî} ‘me’, and participle bāʾîm {בָּאִים | bāʾîm} ‘coming’ frame the question of purpose.
Root and etymology
Rootnun–shin–aleph
“to lift, bear”
In context — Ezekiel 20:3
Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel, and say to them, “Thus says the Lord GOD : Is it to inquire of Me that you have come? As I live , I will not be inquired of by you, declares the Lord GOD.”
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 20:3:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Ezekiel 20:3, so the Hebrew word אֹתִ֖י (oti) 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.20.3.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.20.3.W12.S1) and character.