AVOT is a Hebrew word that means "ancestors" or "fathers." The spelling of this word can be explained using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). The first sound in AVOT is the vowel "a," pronounced as /æ/. The following three letters make up the consonant-vowel combination /vɔt/. The "v" sound is similar to the English "v," while the "o" sound is pronounced as /ɔ/. The final "t" is pronounced as /t/. Thus, AVOT is spelled in Hebrew as אֲבוֹת.