1 Kings 15:8:31 Kgs.15.8.W3TAB
עִם־אֲבֹתָ֔יו
imavotav
“with his fathers”
- Transliteration
- im-a-vo-TAV
- Extended
- ihm-ah-voh-TAAV
- IPA
- /ʕim.ʔăvoˈtaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- with his fathers
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
im-a-vo-TAV
- clause
va-yish-KAV a-vi-YAM im-a-vo-TAV va-yik-be-RU o-TO be-IR da-VID
- sentence
va-yish-KAV a-vi-YAM im-a-vo-TAV va-yik-be-RU o-TO be-IR da-VID va-yim-LOKH a-SA ve-NO takh-TAV
Exegesis
The proper name ’ăbîy-yām {אֲבִיָּם | ’ă-bîy-yām} is subject, followed by the circumstantial phrase ʿim-’ă-bôṯāw {עִם־אֲבֹתָיו | ʿim-’ă-bôṯāw} “with his fathers,” an idiom for death.
Root and etymology
ʾ-valeph–bet
“father”
In context — 1 Kings 15:8
Abijam slept with his fathers, and he was buried in the city of David. Asa his son then reigned in his place.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 15:8:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Kings 15:8, so the Hebrew word עִם־אֲבֹתָ֔יו (imavotav) 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 Kgs.15.8.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.15.8.W3.S1) and character.