Genesis 19:5:13Gen.19.5.W13TAB
אֹתָֽם׃
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
- clause
ho-tsi-EM e-LEI-nu ve-ne-de-AH o-TAM
- sentence
va-yik-re-U el-LOT va-yo-me-RU LO ai-YE ha-a-na-SHIM a-sher-BA-u e-LEI-kha ha-LAI-la ho-tsi-EM e-LEI-nu ve-ne-de-AH o-TAM
Exegesis
The direct object otam {אֹתָם | ʾôtām} places focus on the men as victims. This structure preserves the original word order to reflect the urgency and moral degradation of the mob’s demand.
In context — Genesis 19:5
They called to Lot and asked, “Where are the men who came to you this night? Bring them out to us, that we may know them.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:5:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Genesis 19:5, so the Hebrew word אֹתָֽם׃ (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.19.5.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.5.W13.S1) and character.