2 Chronicles 20:33:92 Chr.20.33.W9TAB
אֲבֹתֵיהֶֽם׃
avotehem
“their fathers”
- Transliteration
- a-vo-TE-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 | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
a-vo-TE-hem
- clause
ve-OD ha-AM lo-he-KHI-nu le-va-VAM le-lo-HI a-vo-TE-hem
- sentence
AKH ha-ba-MOT lo-SA-ru ve-OD ha-AM lo-he-KHI-nu le-va-VAM le-lo-HI a-vo-TE-hem
Exegesis
The clause le-Elohei avoteihem {לֵאלֹהֵי אֲבֹתֵיהֶם | lê-’ĕ·lō·hê·y ā·vā·ṯê·hêm} ‘for the God of their fathers’ identifies the covenantal object of preparation. The vav-consecutive narrative pattern weaves these elements into a solemn rebuke linking persistent cultic practice with spiritual unpreparedness.
Root and etymology
ʾ-baleph–bet
“father, ancestor”
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:33
However, the high places were not removed, and the people still had not prepared their heart for the God of their fathers.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:33:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Chronicles 20:33, so the Hebrew word אֲבֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ (avotehem) 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.20.33.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.33.W9.S1) and character.