Numbers 4:8:7Num.4.8.W7TAB
אֹתוֹ
oto
“it”
- Transliteration
- o-TO
- Extended
- oh-TOH
- IPA
- /ʔoˈtoː/
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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
o-TO
- phraseyour reading level
ve-kis-SU o-TO be-mikh-SEH
- clause
u-far-SU a-lei-HEM BE-ged to-LA-at sha-NI ve-kis-SU o-TO be-mikh-SEH OR ta-KHASH
- sentence
u-far-SU a-lei-HEM BE-ged to-LA-at sha-NI ve-kis-SU o-TO be-mikh-SEH OR ta-KHASH ve-sa-MU et-bad-DAV
Exegesis
The next phase, ve-ki-ssu {וְכִסּוּ | wə-kīs-sū} ‘and they cover’ with direct object o-to {אֹת֔וֹ | ʾō-ṯō} ‘it’, presents an additional layer of protection.
In context — Numbers 4:8
And they shall spread a cloth of scarlet over them, and they shall cover it with a covering of tachash skin, and they shall place its poles.
About this coordinate
Numbers 4:8:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Numbers 4:8, so the Hebrew word אֹתוֹ (oto) 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.4.8.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.4.8.W7.S1) and character.