Leviticus 15:24:5Lev.15.24.W5TAB
אֹתָ֗הּ
otah
“her”
- Transliteration
- o-TAH
- Extended
- oh-TAAH
- IPA
- /ʔo.ˈtaːh/
Meaning by language
- English
- her
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' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
o-TAH
- clause
ve-IM sha-KHOV yish-KAV EESH o-TAH oo-te-HI nid-DA-TAH a-LAV ve-ta-ME shiv-AT ya-MEEM
- sentence
ve-IM sha-KHOV yish-KAV EESH o-TAH oo-te-HI nid-DA-TAH a-LAV ve-ta-ME shiv-AT ya-MEEM ve-KHOL-ha-mish-KAV a-SHER-yish-KAV a-LAV yit-MA
Exegesis
The direct object marker otah {אֹתָהּ | ʾō-ṯāh} ‘her’ marks the patient, while utehi {וּתְהִי | wə-təhî} ‘and it becomes’ signals a resultant state.
In context — Leviticus 15:24
And if a man lies with her, and her menstrual impurity becomes upon him, then he shall be unclean for seven days; and every bed on which he lies shall be unclean.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 15:24:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Leviticus 15:24, so the Hebrew word אֹתָ֗הּ (otah) 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.15.24.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.15.24.W5.S1) and character.