Leviticus 16:7:5Lev.16.7.W5TAB
אֹתָם֙
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
veh-heh-eh-MEED o-TAM
- clause
veh-heh-eh-MEED o-TAM lif-NEH ye-ho-VAH PEH-takh OH-hel mo-ED
- sentence
veh-LA-kakh et-SHNEE ha-see-RIM veh-heh-eh-MEED o-TAM lif-NEH ye-ho-VAH PEH-takh OH-hel mo-ED
Exegesis
The Hiphil stem of weheʾemîd {וְהֶעֱמִ֤יד | wə-hē-ʾĕ-miḏ} ‘and he shall present them’ conveys causative action toward otam {אֹתָם֙ | ’ō-ṯām} ‘them’.
In context — Leviticus 16:7
Then he shall take the two goats and stand them before the LORD at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 16:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Leviticus 16:7, so the Hebrew word אֹתָם֙ (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.16.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.16.7.W5.S1) and character.