Numbers 14:8:5Num.14.8.W5TAB
אֹתָ֙נוּ֙
otanu
“us”
- Transliteration
- o-TA-nu
- Extended
- oh-TAA-nu
- IPA
- /ʔoˈtaːnuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- us
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' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
o-TA-nu
- phraseyour reading level
ve-he-VI o-TA-nu
- clause
IM-kha-FETS ba-NU Ye-ho-VAH ve-he-VI o-TA-nu el-ha-A-retz ha-ZOT u-ne-ta-NAH la-NU
- sentence
IM-kha-FETS ba-NU Ye-ho-VAH ve-he-VI o-TA-nu el-ha-A-retz ha-ZOT u-ne-ta-NAH la-NU E-retz a-SHER-HI za-VAT kha-LAV ud-VASH
Exegesis
The direct object marker ’ō-ṯā-nû {אֹתָנוּ | ’ō-ṯā-nû} links the action to the recipients.
In context — Numbers 14:8
If the LORD is pleased with us, then He will bring us into this land and give it to us—a land which is flowing with milk and honey.
About this coordinate
Numbers 14:8:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Numbers 14:8, so the Hebrew word אֹתָ֙נוּ֙ (otanu) 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.14.8.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.14.8.W5.S1) and character.