Jeremiah 14:20:5Jer.14.20.W5TAB
אֲבוֹתֵ֑ינוּ
avotenu
“our fathers”
- Transliteration
- a-vo-TE-nu
- Extended
- ah-voh-TEH-noo
- IPA
- /ʔăvoːˈθeː.nuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- our 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 | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
a-vo-TE-nu
- phraseyour reading level
a-VON a-vo-TE-nu
- clause
ya-DA-nu ye-ho-VAH rish-e-NU a-VON a-vo-TE-nu
- sentence
ya-DA-nu ye-ho-VAH rish-e-NU a-VON a-vo-TE-nu KI kha-TA-nu LAKH
Exegesis
The parallel construct rishenu {רִשְׁעֵ֖נוּ | riš-ʿê-nū} ‘our wickedness’ and the appositional noun phrase avon avoteinu {עֲוֺן אֲבוֹתֵ֑ינוּ | ʿā-ḇōn ʾă-ḇō-ṯê-nū} ‘iniquity of our fathers’ highlight collective guilt.
In context — Jeremiah 14:20
We acknowledge, O LORD , our wickedness , and the iniquity of our fathers; for we have sinned against You.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 14:20:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Jeremiah 14:20, so the Hebrew word אֲבוֹתֵ֑ינוּ (avotenu) 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 Jer.14.20.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.14.20.W5.S1) and character.