Ezekiel 20:4:2Ezek.20.4.W2TAB
אֹתָ֔ם
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 | |
| 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
ha-tish-POT o-TAM
- clause
ha-tish-POT o-TAM ha-tish-pe-TOT ben-a-DAM
- sentence
ha-tish-POT o-TAM ha-tish-pe-TOT ben-a-DAM et-to-a-VOt a-vo-TAM ho-di-EM
Exegesis
The verse opens with the emphatic interrogative repetition of hatispot {הֲתִשְׁפֹּט | ha-tiš-pōṭ} ‘will you judge’ combined with the object marker otam {אֹתָם | ʾō-ṯām} ‘them’, intensifying the rhetorical challenge.
In context — Ezekiel 20:4
Will you judge them, son of man? Will you judge them? Cause them to know the abominations of their fathers; make them aware.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 20:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Ezekiel 20:4, so the Hebrew word אֹתָ֔ם (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.20.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.20.4.W2.S1) and character.