Joshua 22:28:13Josh.22.28.W13TAB
אֲבוֹתֵ֗ינוּ
avoteinu
“our fathers”
- Transliteration
- a-vo-TEI-nu
- Extended
- ah-voh-TAY-noo
- IPA
- /ʔavoˈteːnu/
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
a-SHER-a-SU a-vo-TEI-nu
- clause
ve-a-MAR-nu re-U et-TAV-nit miz-BE-akh Ye-ho-VAH a-SHER-a-SU a-vo-TEI-nu LO le-o-LA ve-LO le-ZE-vakh ki-ED HU bei-NEI-nu u-vei-NEI-khem
- sentence
va-NO-mer ve-ha-YA ki-YO-mru e-LEI-nu ve-EL-do-ro-TEI-nu ma-KHAR ve-a-MAR-nu re-U et-TAV-nit miz-BE-akh Ye-ho-VAH a-SHER-a-SU a-vo-TEI-nu LO le-o-LA ve-LO le-ZE-vakh ki-ED HU bei-NEI-nu u-vei-NEI-khem
Root and etymology
ʾ-baleph–bet
“father, ancestor”
In context — Joshua 22:28
And we said, “If in the future they speak to us or to our generations, we will say, ‘Look at the model of the altar of the LORD that our fathers made—not for burnt offerings nor for sacrifices, but as a witness between us and you.’”
About this coordinate
Joshua 22:28:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Joshua 22:28, so the Hebrew word אֲבוֹתֵ֗ינוּ (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 Josh.22.28.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.22.28.W13.S1) and character.