Numbers 16:45:6Num.16.45.W6TABWLC Numbers 17:10
אֹתָ֖ם
otam
“them”
- Transliteration
- o-TAM
- Extended
- oh-TAHM
- 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
va-a-kha-LE o-TAM
- clause
he-RO-mu mi-TOkh ha-e-DA ha-ZOT va-a-kha-LE o-TAM ke-ra-GA
- sentence
he-RO-mu mi-TOkh ha-e-DA ha-ZOT va-a-kha-LE o-TAM ke-ra-GA va-yip-LU al-pe-NE-hem
Exegesis
The phrase veakleh otam {וְאֶכְלֶה אֹתָם | wə·’ĕḵ·lê ’ō·tām} ‘and I will consume them’ coupled with keraga {כְּרָגַע | kᵊ·rā·ga‘} ‘in a moment’ employs the Qal imperfect with vav-consecutive to express immediate divine intent.
In context — Numbers 16:45
And He said to Moses and Aaron, “Separate yourselves from among this assembly, and I will consume them in a moment.” Then they fell on their faces.
About this coordinate
Numbers 16:45:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Numbers 16:45, 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.16.45.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.16.45.W6.S1) and character.