Genesis 49:29:2Gen.49.29.W2TAB
אוֹתָ֗ם
otam
“them”
- Transliteration
- o-TAM
- Extended
- oh-TAAM
- IPA
- /ʔo.ˈtaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- them
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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
vai-TSAV o-TAM
- clause
vai-TSAV o-TAM vai-YO-mer a-le-HEM a-NI ne-e-SAF el-am-MI kiv-RU o-TI el-a-vo-TAI
- sentence
vai-TSAV o-TAM vai-YO-mer a-le-HEM a-NI ne-e-SAF el-am-MI kiv-RU o-TI el-a-vo-TAI el-ham-me-a-RA a-SHER bis-DE ef-RON ha-khit-TI
In context — Genesis 49:29
Then he instructed them and said, “I am about to be gathered to my people ; inter me with my fathers in the cave that lies in the field of Ephron the Hittite.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 49:29:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 49:29, so the Hebrew word אוֹתָ֗ם (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.49.29.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.49.29.W2.S1) and character.