Leviticus 14:6:11Lev.14.6.W11TAB
אוֹתָ֜ם
otam
“them”
- Transliteration
- o-TAM
- Extended
- oh-TAAM
- IPA
- /ʔoˈtam/
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
ve-ta-VAL o-TAM
- clause
ve-ta-VAL o-TAM ve-ET ha-tsi-POR ha-khai-YA be-DAM ha-tsi-POR hash-khoo-TAH al ha-MAI-yim ha-khai-YIM
- sentence
et-ha-tsi-POR ha-khai-YA yik-KAKH o-TAH ve-et-ETS ha-E-rez ve-et-she-NEE ha-to-la-AT ve-ET-ha-e-ZOV ve-ta-VAL o-TAM ve-ET ha-tsi-POR ha-khai-YA be-DAM ha-tsi-POR hash-khoo-TAH al ha-MAI-yim ha-khai-YIM
Exegesis
The pronominal suffix in ʾōṯām {אוֹתָם | ʾōṯām} ‘them’ refers back to all listed items plus the living bird.
In context — Leviticus 14:6
He shall take the living bird along with the cedar wood, the scarlet, and the hyssop , and dip them and the living bird in the blood of the bird that was slaughtered over the living water.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 14:6:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Leviticus 14:6, so the Hebrew word אוֹתָ֜ם (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.14.6.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.14.6.W11.S1) and character.