Joshua 21:1:10Josh.21.1.W10TAB
אֲב֥וֹת
avot
“of the fathers”
- Transliteration
- a-VOT
- Extended
- a-VOHT
- IPA
- /ʔaˈvoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the 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 |
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Word in context
- word
a-VOT
- phraseyour reading level
a-VOT ham-ma-TOT
- clause
ve-el-ra-SHEI a-VOT ham-ma-TOT liv-NEI yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-yig-SHU ra-SHEI a-VOT hal-vi-YIM el-el-a-ZAR ha-ko-HEN ve-el-ye-ho-SHU-a bin-NUN ve-el-ra-SHEI a-VOT ham-ma-TOT liv-NEI yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The construct chain rashei avot haLevi’im {רָאשֵׁי֙ אֲב֣וֹת הַלְוִיִּ֔ם | rōšê ăvôt haləwiyyîm} ‘heads of the fathers of the Levites’ identifies clan leaders within the Levite tribe.
Each prepositional phrase el ’ĕləʿāzār {אֶל־אֶלְעָזָר֙ | ʾel ’ĕləʿāzār} ‘to Eleazar,’ wəʾel Yəhōšūaʿ {וְאֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ | wəʾel Yəhōšūaʿ} ‘and to Joshua,’ and wəʾel rōšê ăvôt hammattôṯ livnē Yiśrāʾēl {וְאֶל־רָאשֵׁ֛י אֲב֥וֹת הַמַּטּ֖וֹת לִבְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל | wəʾel rōšê ăvôt hammattôṯ livnē Yiśrāʾēl} ‘and to the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the sons of Israel’ sequences the addressees. The repetition of the preposition ʾel ‘to’ underscores the formal audience structure, reflecting Hebrew’s layered emphasis on collective leadership.
Root and etymology
א־ב
“father, ancestor”
In context — Joshua 21:1
Then the heads of the ancestral households of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest , to Joshua son of Nun, and to the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the sons of Israel .
About this coordinate
Joshua 21:1:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Joshua 21:1, so the Hebrew word אֲב֥וֹת (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 Josh.21.1.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.1.W10.S1) and character.