Leviticus 23:20:3Lev.23.20.W3TAB
אֹתָ֡ם
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
ve-he-NIF ha-ko-HEN o-TAM
- clause
ve-he-NIF ha-ko-HEN o-TAM AL LE-khem ha-bi-ku-RIM te-nu-FA lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH al-SHNEI ke-va-SIM
- sentence
ve-he-NIF ha-ko-HEN o-TAM AL LE-khem ha-bi-ku-RIM te-nu-FA lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH al-SHNEI ke-va-SIM KO-desh yih-YU la-ye-ho-VAH la-ko-HEN
Exegesis
The pronominal object otam {אֹתָ֡ם | ’ōṯām} ‘them’ encompasses both the bread and the lambs.
In context — Leviticus 23:20
And the priest shall wave them with the bread of the firstfruits, with the two lambs, before the LORD as a wave offering. They shall be holy to the LORD for the priest.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 23:20:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Leviticus 23:20, so the Hebrew word אֹתָ֡ם (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.23.20.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.20.W3.S1) and character.