2 Kings 16:20:32 Kgs.16.20.W3TAB
עִם־אֲבֹתָ֔יו
imavotav
“with his fathers”
- Transliteration
- im-a-vo-TAV
- Extended
- ihm-ah-voh-TAAV
- IPA
- /ʕim.ʔăvoːˈtav/
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-KHAZ im-a-vo-TAV va-yik-ka-VER im-a-vo-TAV be-IR da-VID
- sentence
va-yish-KAV a-KHAZ im-a-vo-TAV va-yik-ka-VER im-a-vo-TAV be-IR da-VID va-yim-LOKH khiz-ki-YA-hu ve-NO takh-TAV
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase im-avotav {עִם־אֲבֹתָיו | ʿim-’āwōṯāw} occurs twice to denote both the dying placement and burial context.
Root and etymology
ʾ-bʾ–b
“father, ancestor”
In context — 2 Kings 16:20
Ahaz completed his days, lay down with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David; and Hezekiah was enthroned in his place.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 16:20:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Kings 16:20, 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 2 Kgs.16.20.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.16.20.W3.S1) and character.