Numbers 19:18:15Num.19.18.W15TAB
א֣וֹ
o
“or”
- Transliteration
- O
- Extended
- OH
- IPA
- /ʔoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- or
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
O
- phraseyour reading level
O ve-cha-LAL
- clause
ve-al-ha-no-GEA ba-E-tsem O ve-cha-LAL O ba-MET O ba-KA-ver
- sentence
ve-la-KAKH e-ZOV ve-ta-VAL ba-ma-YIM ISH ta-HOR ve-hiz-ZAH al-ha-O-hel ve-al-KOL-ha-ke-LIM ve-al-ha-ne-fa-SHOT a-SHER ha-YU-SHAM ve-al-ha-no-GEA ba-E-tsem O ve-cha-LAL O ba-MET O ba-KA-ver
Exegesis
The list of impurity sources (bone, slain, dead, grave) is tied by o {אוֹ | ’ō} ‘or’, creating a cumulative legal catalog. The English rendition preserves the rhythmic progression and formal structure of the Hebrew.
In context — Numbers 19:18
And a man who is clean shall take hyssop, dip it in the water, and sprinkle it on the tent and on all the vessels , on the persons who were there, and on the one who touched the bone or the slain or the dead or the grave.
About this coordinate
Numbers 19:18:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Numbers 19:18, so the Hebrew word א֣וֹ (o) 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.19.18.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.19.18.W15.S1) and character.