Daniel 9:6:10Dan.9.6.W10TAB
וַאֲבֹתֵ֑ינוּ
vaavotenoo
“and our fathers”
- Transliteration
- va-a-vo-TE-noo
- Extended
- vah-ah-voh-TEH-noo
- IPA
- /waʔăvoːˈteː.nuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and our fathers
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-a-vo-TE-noo
- clause
ve-LO sha-MA-noo el-a-va-DE-kha han-ne-vee-EEM a-SHER dib-be-RU be-shim-KHA el-me-la-KHE-noo sa-RE-noo va-a-vo-TE-noo
- sentence
ve-LO sha-MA-noo el-a-va-DE-kha han-ne-vee-EEM a-SHER dib-be-RU be-shim-KHA el-me-la-KHE-noo sa-RE-noo va-a-vo-TE-noo ve-EL kol-AM ha-A-rets
Exegesis
A triad of parallel prepositional phrases—el-melakheinu sareinu va’avoteinu {אֶל־מְלָכֵינוּ שָׂרֵינוּ וַאֲבֹתֵינוּ | ʾel-mə-lā-ḵê-nû śā-rê-nû wa-ʾă-ḇō-ṯê-nû} ‘to our kings, our princes, and our fathers’—lists societal leaders.
In context — Daniel 9:6
And we did not listen to your servants , the prophets, who spoke in your name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land .
About this coordinate
Daniel 9:6:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Daniel 9:6, so the Hebrew word וַאֲבֹתֵ֑ינוּ (vaavotenoo) 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.9.6.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.9.6.W10.S1) and character.