1 Chronicles 8:28:31 Chr.8.28.W3TAB
אָב֛וֹת
avot
“fathers”
- Transliteration
- a-VOT
- Extended
- aa-VOHT
- IPA
- /ʔaːˈvoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- fathers
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-VOT
- phraseyour reading level
E-leh ra-SHE a-VOT
- clause
E-leh ra-SHE a-VOT le-tol-de-vo-TAM ra-SHIM
- sentence
E-leh ra-SHE a-VOT le-tol-de-vo-TAM ra-SHIM E-leh ya-she-VU bi-ru-sha-LIM
Exegesis
The construct phrase rashei avot {רָאשֵׁ֥י אָב֛וֹת | rā-šê ʾā-vōṯ} ‘heads of fathers’ employs a construct chain linking clan leaders to ancestral lines.
Root and etymology
’-baleph–bet
“father”
In context — 1 Chronicles 8:28
These were the heads of fathers’ houses for their generations, chief men; these dwelt in Jerusalem .
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 8:28:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Chronicles 8:28, so the Hebrew word אָב֛וֹת (avot) 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 1 Chr.8.28.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.8.28.W3.S1) and character.