Genesis 19:17:3Gen.19.17.W3TAB
אֹתָ֜ם
otam
“them”
- Transliteration
- o-TAM
- Extended
- oh-TAAM
- IPA
- /ʔoː.ˈθaːm/
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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Word in context
- word
o-TAM
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-HI khe-ho-tsi-AM o-TAM
- clause
va-ye-HI khe-ho-tsi-AM o-TAM ha-KHU-tsa va-YO-mer him-ma-LET al-naf-SHE-kha al-tab-BIT a-kha-RE-kha ve-al-ta-a-MOD be-khol-hak-ki-KAR
- sentence
va-ye-HI khe-ho-tsi-AM o-TAM ha-KHU-tsa va-YO-mer him-ma-LET al-naf-SHE-kha al-tab-BIT a-kha-RE-kha ve-al-ta-a-MOD be-khol-hak-ki-KAR ha-ha-RA him-ma-LET pen-tis-sa-FE
Exegesis
The object otam {אֹתָם | ʾō-tām} is fronted to emphasize those being led out, and hachutsah {הַחוּצָה | ha-ḥû-ṣāh} indicates location outside.
In context — Genesis 19:17
And it came to pass, as he brought them outside, he said, “Escape for your life ! Do not look behind you, and do not stop anywhere in the plain . Escape to the mountain, lest you be destroyed.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:17:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 19:17, so the Hebrew word אֹתָ֜ם (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 Gen.19.17.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.17.W3.S1) and character.