Ezekiel 18:2:9Ezek.18.2.W9TAB
אָבוֹת֙
avot
“fathers”
- Transliteration
- a-VOT
- Extended
- aa-VOHT
- IPA
- /ʔaːˈvoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- fathers
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long '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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-VOT
- clause
a-VOT yo-khe-LU VO-ser ve-shi-NE ha-ba-NIM tik-he-NA
- sentence
ma-la-KHEM a-TEM mo-she-LIM et-ha-ma-SHAL ha-ZE al-ad-MAT yis-ra-EL le-MOR a-VOT yo-khe-LU VO-ser ve-shi-NE ha-ba-NIM tik-he-NA
Exegesis
That clause, avot yō-kə-lū bō-sēr {אָבוֹת יֹאכְלוּ בֹסֶר | ʾă-vōṯ yō-kə-lū bō-sēr} and wə-šinnê hab-bā-nîm ti-qē-nāh {וְשִׁנֵּי הַבָּנִים תִּקְהֶינָה | wə-šinnê hab-bā-nîm ti-qē-nāh}, coordinates parental action with children’s consequence. The use of imperfect verbs across both clauses conveys an ongoing cultural belief in generational responsibility.
In context — Ezekiel 18:2
What is it to you that you are quoting this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying: The fathers eat sour grapes , and the teeth of the children are set on edge?
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 18:2:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Ezekiel 18:2, so the Hebrew word אָבוֹת֙ (avot) 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 Ezek.18.2.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.18.2.W9.S1) and character.