Numbers 13:2:15Num.13.2.W15TAB
אֲבֹתָיו֙
avotav
“their fathers”
- Transliteration
- a-vo-TAV
- Extended
- ah-voh-TAV
- IPA
- /ʔăvoˈtajv/
Meaning by language
- English
- their 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 | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
a-vo-TAV
- phraseyour reading level
le-ma-TEH a-vo-TAV
- clause
ISH e-KHAD ISH e-KHAD le-ma-TEH a-vo-TAV tish-la-KHU KOL na-SI va-HEM
- sentence
she-LAKH-le-KHA a-na-SHIM ve-ya-TU-ru ET-e-RETZ ke-na-AN a-SHER-a-NEE no-TEN liv-NEI yis-ra-EL ISH e-KHAD ISH e-KHAD le-ma-TEH a-vo-TAV tish-la-KHU KOL na-SI va-HEM
Exegesis
The pairing of ish echad ish echad {אִישׁ אֶחָד אִישׁ אֶחָד | ʾîš ʾeḥād ʾîš ʾeḥād} highlights one representative per tribe, reinforced by lematteh avotav {לְמַטֵּה אֲבֹתָיו | lə-matteh ăvōtāv}, which specifies tribal and ancestral affiliation.
In context — Numbers 13:2
Send for yourself men that they may explore the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the sons of Israel. From each tribe of his fathers you shall send one man, every one a leader among them.
About this coordinate
Numbers 13:2:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Numbers 13:2, so the Hebrew word אֲבֹתָיו֙ (avotav) 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 Num.13.2.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.13.2.W15.S1) and character.