Genesis 15:5:2Gen.15.5.W2TAB
אֹת֜וֹ
oto
“him”
- Transliteration
- o-TO
- Extended
- oh-TOH
- IPA
- /ʔoˈtoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- him
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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
o-TO
- phraseyour reading level
va-yo-TSE o-TO
- clause
va-yo-TSE o-TO ha-KHU-tsa va-YO-mer ha-bet-NA ha-sha-MAI-ma us-FOR ha-ko-kha-VIM im-tu-KHAL lis-POR o-TAM
- sentence
va-yo-TSE o-TO ha-KHU-tsa va-YO-mer ha-bet-NA ha-sha-MAI-ma us-FOR ha-ko-kha-VIM im-tu-KHAL lis-POR o-TAM va-YO-mer LO KO yih-YE zar-E-kha
Exegesis
The first clause, vayotse oto hachutsah {וַיּוֹצֵא אֹתוֹ הַח֗וּצָה | way-yô-ṣēʾ ʾō-tô ha-ḥū-ṣāh} ‘and he brought him outside’, shifts the scene from an inner setting to the open space, preparing for a visual sign.
In context — Genesis 15:5
And He brought him outside and said, "Look now toward the heavens , and count the stars, if you are able to count them." Then He said to him, "So shall your offspring be."
About this coordinate
Genesis 15:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 15:5, so the Hebrew word אֹת֜וֹ (oto) 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 Gen.15.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.15.5.W2.S1) and character.