1 Kings 15:11:71 Kgs.15.11.W7TAB
אָבִֽיו׃
aviv
“his father”
- Transliteration
- a-VI-v
- Extended
- aa-VEEV
- IPA
- /ʔaːˈviːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- his father
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-VI-v
- clause
ke-da-VID a-VI-v
- sentence
va-ya-AS a-SA ha-ya-SHAR be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH ke-da-VID a-VI-v
Exegesis
The comparative ke-David {כְּדָוִד | kə-Dāwîḏ} “as David” plus aviv {אָבִיו | ʾāvîw} “his father” links Asa to his ancestral exemplar, reinforcing covenant continuity from David to Asa.
Root and etymology
ʾ-valeph–bet
“father”
In context — 1 Kings 15:11
Asa did what was right in the eyes of the LORD , as his forefather David had done.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 15:11:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Kings 15:11, so the Hebrew word אָבִֽיו׃ (aviv) 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 1 Kgs.15.11.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.15.11.W7.S1) and character.