Numbers 20:15:11Num.20.15.W11TAB
וְלַאֲבֹתֵֽינוּ׃
velaavoteinu
“and our fathers”
- Transliteration
- ve-la-a-vo-TEI-nu
- Extended
- veh-lah-a-voh-TEI-noo
- IPA
- /vəlaʔăvoˈteːnu/
Meaning by language
- English
- and our fathers
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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 | |
| 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
ve-la-a-vo-TEI-nu
- clause
va-ya-RE-u la-NU mits-RA-yim ve-la-a-vo-TEI-nu
- sentence
va-yer-DU a-vo-TEI-nu mits-rai-MAH va-ne-SHEV be-mits-RA-yim ya-MIM ra-BIM va-ya-RE-u la-NU mits-RA-yim ve-la-a-vo-TEI-nu
Exegesis
Finally, the Hiphil verb vayyareu {וַיָּרֵ֥עוּ | wâ-yā-rē-ʿû} indicates Egypt’s active mistreatment of lanu {לָ֛נוּ | lā-nû} and velaavoteinu {וְלַאֲבֹתֵֽינוּ | wə-la-’ă-vo-tê-nû}, highlighting generational oppression.
In context — Numbers 20:15
Our fathers descended into Egypt, and we dwelt there for many days ; and Egypt oppressed us and our fathers.
About this coordinate
Numbers 20:15:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Numbers 20:15, so the Hebrew word וְלַאֲבֹתֵֽינוּ׃ (velaavoteinu) 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.20.15.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.20.15.W11.S1) and character.