Isaiah 14:21:5Isa.14.21.W5TAB
אֲבוֹתָ֑ם
avotam
“their fathers”
- Transliteration
- a-vo-TAM
- Extended
- ah-voh-TAAM
- IPA
- /ʔăvoːˈtaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- their 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 | |
| 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
ba-a-VON a-vo-TAM
- clause
ha-KHI-nu le-va-NAV mat-be-KHAKH ba-a-VON a-vo-TAM
- sentence
ha-KHI-nu le-va-NAV mat-be-KHAKH ba-a-VON a-vo-TAM bal-ya-KU-mu ve-ya-re-SHU A-rets u-mal-E-u pe-NE-TE-vel A-rim
Exegesis
The construct baavon avotam {בַּעֲוֺ֣ן אֲבוֹתָ֑ם | baʿ-ā-vōn ʾa-vō-tām} “for the iniquity of their fathers” assigns causal motive.
In context — Isaiah 14:21
Prepare slaughter for his sons because of the iniquity of their fathers, so that they may not rise up and take possession of the land, and so that they may not cover the face of the world with cities.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 14:21:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Isaiah 14:21, so the Hebrew word אֲבוֹתָ֑ם (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 Isa.14.21.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.14.21.W5.S1) and character.