Ezekiel 21:11:11Ezek.21.11.W11TABWLC Ezekiel 21:16
אֹתָ֣הּ
otah
“it”
- Transliteration
- o-TAH
- Extended
- oh-TAAH
- IPA
- /ʔoːˈtaːh/
Meaning by language
- English
- it
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' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
o-TAH
- phraseyour reading level
o-TAH be-yad-ho-REG
- clause
hi-hu-KHA-da KHE-rev ve-HI mo-RAT-ta la-TET o-TAH be-yad-ho-REG
- sentence
va-yit-NE-n o-TAH le-mar-TA lit-poS ba-KAF hi-hu-KHA-da KHE-rev ve-HI mo-RAT-ta la-TET o-TAH be-yad-ho-REG
Exegesis
The clause opens with wayyitten {וַיִּתֵּ֥ן | wayyiṭṭēn} and an explicit object otah {אֹתָ֖הּ | ʾōtāh}, then moves into a sequence of lamed-infinitives, lemartah {לְמָרְטָ֣ה | lə-mārṭāh} and litpos {לִתְפֹּ֣שׂ | liṯpōś}, expressing intended function: the weapon is prepared (polished) for effective use (grasping).
In context — Ezekiel 21:11
It was given for polishing, to be grasped in the palm ; it has been sharpened, a sword, and it is polished, to put it into the hand of the slayer .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 21:11:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Ezekiel 21:11, so the Hebrew word אֹתָ֣הּ (otah) 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.21.11.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.21.11.W11.S1) and character.