Daniel 11:37:2Dan.11.37.W2TAB
אֲבֹתָיו֙
avotav
“his fathers”
- Transliteration
- a-vo-TAV
- Extended
- ah-voh-TAAV
- 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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Word in context
- word
a-vo-TAV
- phraseyour reading level
ve-AL-eh-lo-HEI a-vo-TAV
- clause
ve-AL-eh-lo-HEI a-vo-TAV LO ya-VIN ve-AL-khem-DAT na-SHIM ve-AL-KAL-e-LOH-ah LO ya-VIN
- sentence
ve-AL-eh-lo-HEI a-vo-TAV LO ya-VIN ve-AL-khem-DAT na-SHIM ve-AL-KAL-e-LOH-ah LO ya-VIN KI al-KOL yit-ga-DAL
Exegesis
The construct chain Elohei avotav {אֱלֹהֵי אֲבֹתָיו | ʾĕ-lō-hê ʾă-vo-tāw} ‘God of his fathers’ contrasts with the absolute noun khemdat nashim {חֶמְדַּת נָשִׁים | ḥem-dat nā-šîm} ‘desire of women’.
Root and etymology
b-tbeth–tav
“daughter”
In context — Daniel 11:37
And he will not regard the God of his fathers , nor the desire of women , nor will he regard any god; for he will exalt himself above all.
About this coordinate
Daniel 11:37:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Daniel 11:37, so the Hebrew word אֲבֹתָיו֙ (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 Dan.11.37.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.11.37.W2.S1) and character.