Numbers 20:15:2Num.20.15.W2TAB
אֲבֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙
avoteinu
“our fathers”
- Transliteration
- a-vo-TEI-nu
- Extended
- a-voh-TEI-noo
- IPA
- /ʔăvoˈteːnu/
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 | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
a-vo-TEI-nu
- phraseyour reading level
va-yer-DU a-vo-TEI-nu
- clause
va-yer-DU a-vo-TEI-nu mits-rai-MAH va-ne-SHEV be-mits-RA-yim ya-MIM ra-BIM
- 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
The verb vayeirdu {וַיֵּרְד֤וּ | wâ-yē-rə-ḏû} ‘went down’ introduces the descent of avoteinu {אֲבֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙ | ’ă-vo-tê-nû}, with the locative he in mitzraymah {מִצְרַ֔יְמָה | mî-ṣ-rā-y-māh} marking entry into Egypt.
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 20:15:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 20:15, so the Hebrew word אֲבֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙ (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 Num.20.15.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.20.15.W2.S1) and character.