Proverbs 19:14:4Prov.19.14.W4TAB
אָב֑וֹת
avot
“fathers”
- Transliteration
- a-VOT
- Extended
- aa-VOHT
- IPA
- /ʔaˈvoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- fathers
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long '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 |
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Word in context
- word
a-VOT
- clause
BA-yit va-HON na-kha-LAT a-VOT
- sentence
BA-yit va-HON na-kha-LAT a-VOT u-me-ye-ho-VAH i-SHA mas-ke-LET
Exegesis
This is followed by the construct chain nachalat avot {נַחֲלַת אָב֑וֹת | na-ḥă-lāṯ ’ā-vō-ṯ} ‘inheritance of fathers’, linking possessions to ancestral legacy. The coordinating vav in va-hon and u- in u-me-YHWH functions to connect parallel elements and introduce contrast.
In context — Proverbs 19:14
A house and wealth are an inheritance from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 19:14:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 19:14, so the Hebrew word אָב֑וֹת (avot) 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 Prov.19.14.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.19.14.W4.S1) and character.