Genesis 21:2:9Gen.21.2.W9TAB
אֹת֖וֹ
oto
“to him”
- Transliteration
- o-TO
- Extended
- oh-TOH
- IPA
- /ʔo.ˈtoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to 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
a-sher-di-BER o-TO
- clause
la-mo-ED a-sher-di-BER o-TO e-lo-HIM
- sentence
va-ta-HAR va-TE-led sa-RA le-av-ra-HAM BEN li-ze-ku-NAV la-mo-ED a-sher-di-BER o-TO e-lo-HIM
Exegesis
The relative pronoun ʾăšer {אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾăšer} begins the clause that concludes with dibbēr {דִּבֶּ֥ר | dibbēr} ‘he spoke’, ʾōṯô {אֹת֖וֹ | ʾōṯô} ‘to him’, and ʾĕlōhîm {אֱלֹהִֽים׃ | ʾĕlōhîm} ‘God’, where the placement of God at the end underscores divine agency in the promise’s fulfillment. The translation preserves the Hebrew past narrative and the focus on the divinely spoken word now realized.
In context — Genesis 21:2
Sarah conceived and gave Abraham a son when he was old, at the appointed time that God had spoken to him.
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:2:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Genesis 21:2, so the Hebrew word אֹת֖וֹ (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.21.2.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.2.W9.S1) and character.