1 Samuel 19:2:71 Sam.19.2.W7TAB
אָבִ֖י
avi
“my father”
- Transliteration
- a-VI
- Extended
- aa-VEE
- IPA
- /ʔaːˈviː/
Meaning by language
- English
- my father
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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 |
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Word in context
- word
a-VI
- phraseyour reading level
sha-UL a-VI
- clause
va-yag-GED ye-ho-na-TAN le-da-VID le-MOR me-vak-KESH sha-UL a-VI la-ha-MI-te-kha
- sentence
va-yag-GED ye-ho-na-TAN le-da-VID le-MOR me-vak-KESH sha-UL a-VI la-ha-MI-te-kha ve-a-TA hish-sha-MER-NA va-BO-ker ve-ya-shav-TA va-SE-ter ve-nakh-BE-ta
Exegesis
The participle mebaqesh {מְבַקֵּשׁ | mebaqqēš} ‘seeking’ conveys Saul’s ongoing hostile intent, coordinated with the subject phrase Shaul avi {שָׁאוּל אָבִי | šāʾûl ʼāvî} ‘Saul my father,’ underscoring the conflict of loyalties.
In context — 1 Samuel 19:2
And Jonathan told David, saying, “My father Saul is seeking to kill you. Now be on guard, please, in the morning, and you shall remain in the hiding place and you shall hide yourself.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 19:2:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Samuel 19:2, so the Hebrew word אָבִ֖י (avi) 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.19.2.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.19.2.W7.S1) and character.