2 Kings 15:22:32 Kgs.15.22.W3TAB
עִם־אֲבֹתָ֑יו
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 me-na-KHEM IM-a-vo-TAV
- sentence
va-yish-KAV me-na-KHEM IM-a-vo-TAV va-yim-LOKH pe-kha-KHI-ya ve-NO ta-KHTAV
Exegesis
This is followed by the prepositional phrase im avotav {עִם־אֲבֹתָיו | ʿim–ʾavōtāw} ‘with his fathers,’ marking the subject’s passing in relation to ancestors.
Root and etymology
ʾ-baleph–bet
“father”
In context — 2 Kings 15:22
And Menachem lay down with his fathers , and Pekahyah his son became king in his place .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 15:22:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Kings 15:22, so the Hebrew word עִם־אֲבֹתָ֑יו (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 2 Kgs.15.22.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.15.22.W3.S1) and character.