Judges 18:19:17Judg.18.19.W17TAB
א֚וֹ
o
“or”
- Transliteration
- O
- Extended
- OH
- IPA
- /ˈʔoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- or
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
O
- clause
ha-TOV he-yot-KHA kho-HEN le-VET ISH e-KHAD O he-yot-KHA kho-HEN le-SHE-vet u-le-mish-pa-KHA be-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-yo-me-RU LO ha-kha-RESH SIM-ya-de-KHA al-PI-kha ve-LEKH im-MA-nu ve-he-YE-la-NU le-AV u-le-kho-HEN ha-TOV he-yot-KHA kho-HEN le-VET ISH e-KHAD O he-yot-KHA kho-HEN le-SHE-vet u-le-mish-pa-KHA be-yis-ra-EL
Root and etymology
q-r-ʾqof–resh–aleph
“to call, name”
In context — Judges 18:19
And they said to him, “Be silent; put your hand upon your mouth, come with us, and be for us a father and a priest . Is it better for you to serve as priest for the house of one man, or to serve as priest for a tribe and clan in Israel?”
About this coordinate
Judges 18:19:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Judges 18:19, so the Hebrew word א֚וֹ (o) 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 Judg.18.19.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.18.19.W17.S1) and character.