Numbers 14:7:10Num.14.7.W10TAB
אֹתָ֔הּ
otah
“it”
- Transliteration
- o-TAH
- Extended
- oh-TAH
- IPA
- /ʔoˈtaːh/
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
o-TAH
- phraseyour reading level
la-TUR o-TAH
- clause
ha-A-retz a-SHER a-VAR-nu BAH la-TUR o-TAH to-VAH ha-A-retz me-OD me-OD
- sentence
va-yo- MER-u el-KOL-a-DAHT be-NEI-yis-ra-EL lei-MOR ha-A-retz a-SHER a-VAR-nu BAH la-TUR o-TAH to-VAH ha-A-retz me-OD me-OD
Exegesis
The relative clause haaretz asher avarnu bah latur otah {הָאָ֗רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֨ר עָבַרְנוּ בָהּ לָתוּר אֹתָ֔הּ | hā-ʾāreṣ ʾă-šer ʿāvarnû bāh lāṭūr ʾōṯāh} combines a finite verb with an infinitive construct to preserve Hebrew’s nuance of purpose within direct speech.
In context — Numbers 14:7
And they said to all the congregation of the sons of Israel, “The land we passed through to spy out is very good, indeed exceedingly .”
About this coordinate
Numbers 14:7:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Numbers 14:7, so the Hebrew word אֹתָ֔הּ (otah) 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.14.7.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.14.7.W10.S1) and character.