2 Kings 15:9:72 Kgs.15.9.W7TAB
אֲבֹתָ֑יו
avotav
“his fathers”
- Transliteration
- a-vo-TA-v
- Extended
- ah-voh-TAA-v
- IPA
- /ʔăvoːˈtaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- his 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 | |
| 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
a-vo-TA-v
- clause
va-ya-AS ha-RA be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH ka-a-SHER a-SU a-vo-TA-v
- sentence
va-ya-AS ha-RA be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH ka-a-SHER a-SU a-vo-TA-v LO SAR me-kha-to-OT ya-ra-ve-AM ben-ne-VAT a-SHER he-khe-TI et-yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The comparative ka’asher {כַּאֲשֶׁר | ka-ʾă-šer} ‘just as’ introduces a parallel to his fathers’ behavior in asu avotav {עָשׂוּ אֲבֹתָיו | ʿā-sû ʾă-vō-ṯāw}, emphasizing inherited misconduct.
Root and etymology
ā-b
“father, ancestor”
In context — 2 Kings 15:9
And he committed what was evil in the sight of the LORD , just as his fathers had done. He did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which he caused Israel to sin .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 15:9:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Kings 15:9, so the Hebrew word אֲבֹתָ֑יו (avotav) 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.15.9.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.15.9.W7.S1) and character.