Leviticus 25:18:6Lev.25.18.W6TAB
אֹתָ֑ם
otam
“them”
- Transliteration
- o-TAM
- Extended
- oh-TAAM
- IPA
- /ʔoːˈtaːm/
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
va-a-si-TEM o-TAM
- clause
va-a-si-TEM et-khoo-koh-TAI veh-et-mish-pa-TAI tish-me-RU va-a-si-TEM o-TAM
- sentence
va-a-si-TEM et-khoo-koh-TAI veh-et-mish-pa-TAI tish-me-RU va-a-si-TEM o-TAM vee-shav-TEM al-ha-A-rets la-VE-takh
Exegesis
The repetition of va’asitem with otam {אֹתָם | ʾō-ṯām} ‘them’ underscores active obedience.
In context — Leviticus 25:18
And you shall carry out my statutes and keep my judgments, and you shall do them, and you will dwell on the land securely.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 25:18:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Leviticus 25:18, 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.25.18.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.25.18.W6.S1) and character.