Genesis 32:4:2Gen.32.4.W2TABWLC Genesis 32:5
אֹתָם֙
otam
“them”
- Transliteration
- o-TAM
- Extended
- oh-TAAM
- IPA
- /ʔoˈθaːm/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
o-TAM
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-TSAV o-TAM
- clause
va-ye-TSAV o-TAM le-MOR KO to-me-RUN la-do-NI le-e-SAV
- sentence
va-ye-TSAV o-TAM le-MOR KO to-me-RUN la-do-NI le-e-SAV KO a-MAR av-de-KHA ya-a-KOV im-la-VAN GAR-ti va-e-KHAR ad-a-TA
In context — Genesis 32:4
He gave them instructions, saying, “You shall speak like this to my lord Esau: ‘Your servant Jacob says, “I have sojourned with Laban and have remained there until now .”’”
About this coordinate
Genesis 32:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 32:4, so the Hebrew word אֹתָם֙ (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.32.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.32.4.W2.S1) and character.