Genesis 17:16:2Gen.17.16.W2TAB
אֹתָ֔הּ
otah
“her”
- Transliteration
- o-TAH
- Extended
- oh-TAAH
- IPA
- /ʔoː.ˈθaːh/
Meaning by language
- English
- her
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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The word
Word in context
- word
o-TAH
- phraseyour reading level
u-ve-rakh-TI o-TAH
- clause
u-ve-rakh-TI o-TAH ve-GAM na-TAT-ti mi-MEN-na le-KHA BEN
- sentence
u-ve-rakh-TI o-TAH ve-GAM na-TAT-ti mi-MEN-na le-KHA BEN u-ve-rakh-ti-HA ve-ha-ye-TA le-go-YIM mal-KHEI am-MIM mi-MEN-na yih-YU
Exegesis
The initial uverakhti {וּבֵרַכְתִּ֣י | ū-ḇē-raḵ-tî} ‘and I will bless’ introduces the first blessing clause with otah {אֹתָ֔הּ | ʾō-ṯāh} marking Sarah as its object.
In context — Genesis 17:16
I will bless her and also give you a son from her; yes, I will bless her and she will become a mother of nations—kings of peoples will come from her.
About this coordinate
Genesis 17:16:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 17:16, so the Hebrew word אֹתָ֔הּ (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 Gen.17.16.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.16.W2.S1) and character.