Numbers 25:17:4Num.25.17.W4TAB
אוֹתָֽם׃
otam
“them”
- Transliteration
- o-TAM
- Extended
- oh-TAAM
- IPA
- /ʔoːˈtaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- them
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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 | |
| 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
- clause
ve-hi-ki-TEM o-TAM
- sentence
tsa-ROHR et-ham-mid-ya-NEEM ve-hi-ki-TEM o-TAM
Exegesis
The particle et {אֶת־ | ʾet-} marks the direct object ham-midyanim {הַמִּדְיָנִ֑ים | ham-midyānîm} ‘the Midianites’, and the suffix on otam {אוֹתָֽם | ʾōṯām} ‘them’ secures the object reference. This syntactic parallelism creates an escalating command from persistent hostility to final assault.
In context — Numbers 25:17
Harass the Midianites , and you shall strike them.
About this coordinate
Numbers 25:17:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 25:17, so the Hebrew word אוֹתָֽם׃ (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.25.17.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.25.17.W4.S1) and character.