Jeremiah 17:22:14Jer.17.22.W14TAB
אֶת־אֲבוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃
etavotekhem
“{direct object marker} your fathers”
- Transliteration
- et-a-vo-TE-khem
- Extended
- eht-ah-voh-TEE-khehm
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ʔăvoːˈteː.xɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object marker} your fathers
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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 | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-a-vo-TE-khem
- clause
ve-kid-dash-TEM et-YOM ha-sha-BAT ka-a-SHER tsi-VI-ti et-a-vo-TE-khem
- sentence
ve-LO-to-TSI-u ma-SA mi-ba-TE-khem be-YOM ha-sha-BAT ve-KHOL-me-la-KHA LO ta-a-SU ve-kid-dash-TEM et-YOM ha-sha-BAT ka-a-SHER tsi-VI-ti et-a-vo-TE-khem
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ’eṯ} appears twice before yom {יֹום | yôm} ‘day’ and avoteikhem {אֲבוֹתֵיכֶם | ’ă-ḇōṯê-ḵem} ‘your fathers’, respectively.
Root and etymology
ʾ-baleph–bet
“father, ancestor”
In context — Jeremiah 17:22
And you shall not bring out any burden from your houses on the Sabbath day, and you shall not do any work, but you shall sanctify the Sabbath day as I commanded your fathers.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 17:22:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Jeremiah 17:22, so the Hebrew word אֶת־אֲבוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ (etavotekhem) 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.17.22.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.22.W14.S1) and character.