Jeremiah 23:15:8Jer.23.15.W8TAB
אוֹתָם֙
otam
“them”
- Transliteration
- o-TAM
- Extended
- oh-TAAM
- IPA
- /ʔoːˈtaːm/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
o-TAM
- phraseyour reading level
hin-ne-NI ma-a-KHIL o-TAM
- clause
la-KHEN ko-A-MAR ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT al-ha-ne-vi-IM hin-ne-NI ma-a-KHIL o-TAM la-a-NA ve-hish-ki-TIM me-ROSH
- sentence
la-KHEN ko-A-MAR ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT al-ha-ne-vi-IM hin-ne-NI ma-a-KHIL o-TAM la-a-NA ve-hish-ki-TIM me-ROSH KI me-ET ne-vi-E ye-ru-sha-LA-im ya-tse-A kha-nu-PA le-khol-ha-A-rets
In context — Jeremiah 23:15
Therefore, thus says the LORD of hosts concerning the prophets: Behold, I will give them wormwood for food and make them drink waters of poison, for from the prophets of Jerusalem profaneness has gone out to all the land.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:15:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Jeremiah 23:15, so the Hebrew word אוֹתָם֙ (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.23.15.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.15.W8.S1) and character.