Jeremiah 16:19:14Jer.16.19.W14TAB
אֲבוֹתֵ֔ינוּ
avoteinu
“our fathers”
- Transliteration
- a-vo-TEI-nu
- Extended
- ah-voh-TEE-noo
- IPA
- /ʔăvoːˈteːnuː/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
a-vo-TEI-nu
- phraseyour reading level
na-kha-LU a-vo-TEI-nu
- clause
E-le-kha go-YIM ya-VO-u me-af-SE-a-rets ve-yo-me-RU AKH-SHE-ker na-kha-LU a-vo-TEI-nu HE-vel ve-EN-BAM mo-IL
- sentence
Ye-ho-VAH u-ZI u-ma-u-ZI u-me-nu-SI be-YOM tsa-RA E-le-kha go-YIM ya-VO-u me-af-SE-a-rets ve-yo-me-RU AKH-SHE-ker na-kha-LU a-vo-TEI-nu HE-vel ve-EN-BAM mo-IL
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–bet
“father”
In context — Jeremiah 16:19
O LORD , my strength, my fortress, and my refuge in the day of trouble—to You the nations will come from the ends of the earth and will say, “Surely our fathers inherited falsehood, vanity, and there is no profit .”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 16:19:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Jeremiah 16:19, so the Hebrew word אֲבוֹתֵ֔ינוּ (avoteinu) 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.16.19.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.16.19.W14.S1) and character.