Leviticus 20:8:4Lev.20.8.W4TAB
אֹתָ֑ם
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
- clause
ush-mar-TEM et-khook-koh-TAI va-a-see-TEM o-TAM
- sentence
ush-mar-TEM et-khook-koh-TAI va-a-see-TEM o-TAM a-NI Ye-ho-VAH me-kad-DISH-khem
Exegesis
The vav consecutive in vaʿasitem {וַעֲשִׂיתֶם | waʿăśîtem} indicates sequential obedience, “and you shall do,” with otam {אֹתָם | ʼōtām} referring back to the statutes.
In context — Leviticus 20:8
And you shall keep my statutes and do them; I am the LORD who sanctifies you.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 20:8:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 20:8, so the Hebrew word אֹתָ֑ם (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.20.8.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.20.8.W4.S1) and character.