Numbers 14:10:4Num.14.10.W4TAB
אֹתָ֖ם
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
lir-GOM o-TAM
- clause
va-yo-MRU kol-ha-e-DAH lir-GOM o-TAM ba-a-va-NIM
- sentence
va-yo-MRU kol-ha-e-DAH lir-GOM o-TAM ba-a-va-NIM u-khe-VOD Ye-ho-VAH nir-AH be-O-HEL mo-ED el-kol-be-NEI yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
A Qal infinitive construct lirgôm {לִרְגּוֹם | lirgôm} ‘to stone’ with the object ʾōṯām {אֹתָם | ʾōṯām} and the instrument baʾăḇānîm {בָּאֲבָנִים | baʾăḇānîm} ‘with stones’ conveys violent intent.
Root and etymology
ת־ו־ם
“end, completion”
In context — Numbers 14:10
And all the congregation said to stone them with stones. Then the glory of the LORD appeared in the tent of meeting to all the sons of Israel.
About this coordinate
Numbers 14:10:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 14:10, so the Hebrew word אֹתָ֖ם (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 Num.14.10.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.14.10.W4.S1) and character.