Joshua 21:44:7Josh.21.44.W7TAB
לַאֲבוֹתָ֑ם
laavotam
“to their fathers”
- Transliteration
- la-a-vo-TAM
- Extended
- lah-a-voh-TAAM
- IPA
- /la.ʔa.voˈtaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to their fathers
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
la-a-vo-TAM
- clause
va-ya-NAKH Ye-ho-VAH la-HEM mi-sa-VIV ke-KHOL a-SHER-nish-BA la-a-vo-TAM
- sentence
va-ya-NAKH Ye-ho-VAH la-HEM mi-sa-VIV ke-KHOL a-SHER-nish-BA la-a-vo-TAM ve-LO-a-MAD ISH bif-ne-HEM mi-KOL-oy-ve-HEM ET KOL-oy-ve-HEM na-TAN Ye-ho-VAH be-ya-DAM
Root and etymology
א־ב
“father, ancestor”
In context — Joshua 21:44
And the LORD gave them rest all around, just as He had sworn to their fathers; not one of their enemies could stand against them, for the LORD gave all their enemies into their hand.
About this coordinate
Joshua 21:44:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Joshua 21:44, so the Hebrew word לַאֲבוֹתָ֑ם (laavotam) 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.21.44.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.44.W7.S1) and character.