Leviticus 22:28:3Lev.22.28.W3TAB
אֹת֣וֹ
oto
“it”
- Transliteration
- o-TO
- Extended
- oh-TOH
- IPA
- /ʔoˈθoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- it
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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
o-TO
- phraseyour reading level
o-TO ve-ET-be-NO
- clause
o-TO ve-ET-be-NO LO tish-kha-TU be-YOM e-KHAD
- sentence
ve-SHOR o-SEH o-TO ve-ET-be-NO LO tish-kha-TU be-YOM e-KHAD
Exegesis
The direct object marker oto {אֹת֣וֹ | ʼōṯô} ‘it’ is immediately followed by veʼet beno {וְאֶת־בְּנ֔וֹ | wə-ʼeṯ bə-nô} ‘and its young’, highlighting the inseparable bond of parent and offspring.
Root and etymology
tet-mem-alephtet-mem-aleph
“uncleanness”
In context — Leviticus 22:28
And an ox or a sheep—you shall not slaughter it and its young on the same day .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 22:28:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Leviticus 22:28, so the Hebrew word אֹת֣וֹ (oto) 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.22.28.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.22.28.W3.S1) and character.