2 Kings 17:14:62 Kgs.17.14.W6TAB
אֲבוֹתָ֔ם
avotam
“their fathers”
- Transliteration
- a-vo-TAM
- Extended
- ah-voh-TAHM
- IPA
- /ʔăvoːˈθaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- their fathers
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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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
a-vo-TAM
- phraseyour reading level
ke-O-ref a-vo-TAM
- clause
va-yak-SHU et-A-re-PAM ke-O-ref a-vo-TAM a-SHER LO he-e-mi-NU ba-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-he-HEM
- sentence
ve-LO sha-ME-u va-yak-SHU et-A-re-PAM ke-O-ref a-vo-TAM a-SHER LO he-e-mi-NU ba-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-he-HEM
Exegesis
The comparative phrase ke’oref {כְּעֹרֶף | kə-ʿō-rêp} ‘like the neck’ with avotam {אֲבוֹתָם | ʾă-vō-ṯām} ‘their fathers’ parallels the current generation’s rebellion to that of their ancestors, tightening the link between past and present disobedience.
In context — 2 Kings 17:14
But they did not listen and stiffened their neck like the neck of their fathers, who did not trust in the LORD their God .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 17:14:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Kings 17:14, so the Hebrew word אֲבוֹתָ֔ם (avotam) 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.17.14.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.17.14.W6.S1) and character.