Numbers 4:42:7Num.4.42.W7TAB
אֲבֹתָֽם׃
avotam
“of their fathers”
- Transliteration
- a-vo-TAM
- Extended
- ah-voh-TAM
- IPA
- /ʔăvoˈtam/
Meaning by language
- English
- of 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' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
a-vo-TAM
- phraseyour reading level
le-VEIT a-vo-TAM
- clause
le-mish-pe-kho-TAM le-VEIT a-vo-TAM
- sentence
u-fe-ku-DEI mish-pe-KHOT be-NEI me-ra-RI le-mish-pe-kho-TAM le-VEIT a-vo-TAM
Exegesis
Two prepositional phrases, lə-miš-pə-ḥōṯām {לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם | lə-miš-pə-ḥōṯām} ‘to their families’ and u-lə-bêyt ’ăḇō-ṯām {וּלְבֵית אֲבֹתָם | u-lə-bêyt ’ăḇō-ṯām} ‘and to the house of their fathers’, specify administrative levels. The repetition of the prepositional prefix highlights the layered hierarchy of clan and household. In English, construct relationships are rendered through genitive and prepositional phrases, while the Pual participle’s passive nuance is reflected in passive voice.
Root and etymology
Rootab
“father, ancestor”
In context — Numbers 4:42
And the ones numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, by their families and by their father’s house .
About this coordinate
Numbers 4:42:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Numbers 4:42, so the Hebrew word אֲבֹתָֽם׃ (avotam) 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.4.42.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.4.42.W7.S1) and character.