1 Samuel 20:1:151 Sam.20.1.W15TAB
אָבִ֑יךָ
avikha
“your father”
- Transliteration
- a-VI-kha
- Extended
- aa-VEE-khah
- IPA
- /ʔaːˈviːχaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- your 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 | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-VI-kha
- clause
va-ya-VO va-yo-MER lif-NEI ye-ho-na-TAN MEH a-SI-ti ME-a-vo-NI u-ME-kha-TA-ti lif-NEI a-VI-kha
- sentence
va-yiv-RAKH da-VID me-no-VEH min-NA-yot ba-ra-MA va-ya-VO va-yo-MER lif-NEI ye-ho-na-TAN MEH a-SI-ti ME-a-vo-NI u-ME-kha-TA-ti lif-NEI a-VI-kha KI me-vak-KESH et-naf-SHI
Exegesis
The relative pronoun asher {אֲשֶׁר | ʾă-šer} ‘that’ introduces a subordinate clause specifying the source of the threat: ish {אִ֖ישׁ | ʾîš} ‘a man’ linked to the construct phrase mibet avikha {מִבֵּ֣ית־אָבִ֑יךָ | mĭ-bēṯ ʾā-vî-khā} ‘from your father’s house’.
Root and etymology
ʾ-b-yaleph–bet–yod
“father”
In context — 1 Samuel 20:1
And David again came to Jonathan and said to him, “What have I done? What have I sinned? And what is your offense that a man from your father’s house is seeking to kill me?”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:1:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of 1 Samuel 20:1, so the Hebrew word אָבִ֑יךָ (avikha) 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.20.1.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.1.W15.S1) and character.