2 Chronicles 15:12:62 Chr.15.12.W6TAB
אֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֑ם
avoteihem
“their fathers”
- Transliteration
- a-vo-TEI-hem
- Extended
- ah-voh-TEE-hehm
- IPA
- /ʔăvoːteːˈhɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- their fathers
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced '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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-vo-TEI-hem
- phraseyour reading level
e-lo-HEI a-vo-TEI-hem
- clause
va-ya-VO-u ba-be-RIT li-de-ROSH et-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI a-vo-TEI-hem
- sentence
va-ya-VO-u ba-be-RIT li-de-ROSH et-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI a-vo-TEI-hem be-KHOL-le-va-VAM u-ve-KHOL-naf-SHAM
Exegesis
The construct phrase ʼĕ·lō·hê·ʼă·wō·ṯê·hem {אֱלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵיהֶם | ʼĕ·lō·hê·ʼă·wō·ṯê·hem} ‘God of their fathers’ establishes covenantal lineage.
In context — 2 Chronicles 15:12
And they entered into the covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 15:12:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Chronicles 15:12, so the Hebrew word אֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֑ם (avoteihem) 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 2 Chr.15.12.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.15.12.W6.S1) and character.