1 Samuel 18:2:91 Sam.18.2.W9TAB
אָבִֽיו׃
aviv
“his father”
- Transliteration
- a-VIV
- Extended
- aa-VEEV
- IPA
- /ʔaːˈviːv/
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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Word in context
- word
a-VIV
- phraseyour reading level
BET a-VIV
- clause
ve-LO ne-ta-NO la-SHUV BET a-VIV
- sentence
va-yik-ka-KHE-hu sha-UL ba-YOM ha-HU ve-LO ne-ta-NO la-SHUV BET a-VIV
Exegesis
The construct chain beit aviv {בֵּית אָבִיו | bêt ’ābîw} ‘house of his father’ conveys familial domain and authority. Rendering lashuv as ‘return’ retains the directional nuance of the infinitive construct. Saul’s act of taking and withholding underscores his authority over David’s movements.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–bet
“father, ancestor”
In context — 1 Samuel 18:2
Saul took him that day and did not permit him to return to his father’s house.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 18:2:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Samuel 18:2, 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 Sam.18.2.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.2.W9.S1) and character.