Leviticus 14:23:2Lev.14.23.W2TAB
אֹתָ֜ם
otam
“them”
- Transliteration
- o-TAM
- Extended
- oh-TAAM
- IPA
- /ʔoˈtaːm/
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
ve-he-VEE o-TAM
- clause
ve-he-VEE o-TAM ba-YOM hash-mee-NEE leh-ta-ho-RA-TO el-ha-ko-HEN
- sentence
ve-he-VEE o-TAM ba-YOM hash-mee-NEE leh-ta-ho-RA-TO el-ha-ko-HEN el-PE-takh O-hel-mo-ED lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The direct object otam {אֹתָם | ʾō-tam} ‘them’ refers to the required sacrifices.
In context — Leviticus 14:23
And he shall bring them on the eighth day for his cleansing to the priest, to the entrance of the tent of meeting, before the LORD .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 14:23:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Leviticus 14:23, so the Hebrew word אֹתָ֜ם (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 Lev.14.23.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.14.23.W2.S1) and character.