Jeremiah 16:8:4Jer.16.8.W4TAB
אוֹתָ֑ם
otam
“with them”
- Transliteration
- o-TAM
- Extended
- oh-TAAM
- IPA
- /ʔoːˈtaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- with 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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The word
Word in context
- word
o-TAM
- phraseyour reading level
la-SHE-vet o-TAM
- clause
u-VEIT-mish-TE lo-ta-VO la-SHE-vet o-TAM
- sentence
u-VEIT-mish-TE lo-ta-VO la-SHE-vet o-TAM le-e-KHOL ve-lish-TOT
Exegesis
The infinitive lashevet {לָשֶׁבֶת | lā-še-ḇeṯ} ‘to sit’ is followed by the pronominal suffix otam {אוֹתָם | ʾō-ṯām} ‘with them’, indicating participatory fellowship.
In context — Jeremiah 16:8
And you shall not go into a house of feasting to sit with them to eat and to drink.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 16:8:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 16:8, so the Hebrew word אוֹתָ֑ם (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 Jer.16.8.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.16.8.W4.S1) and character.