1 Samuel 20:10:91 Sam.20.10.W9TAB
אָבִ֖יךָ
avikha
“your father”
- Transliteration
- a-VI-kha
- Extended
- aa-VEE-khah
- IPA
- /ʔaːˈviː.xaː/
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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Word in context
- word
a-VI-kha
- phraseyour reading level
ma-ya-AN-kha a-VI-kha
- clause
O ma-ya-AN-kha a-VI-kha ka-SHA
- sentence
va-YO-mer da-VID el-ye-ho-NA-tan MI ya-GID LI O ma-ya-AN-kha a-VI-kha ka-SHA
Exegesis
The direct object avikha {אָבִיךָ | ʾa-vî-kha} ‘your father’ is in construct form, and the adjective kashe {קָשֶׁה | qā-šê} ‘harsh’ defines the anticipated response. The structure emphasizes David’s urgent relational concern and the potential severity of the father’s answer.
Root and etymology
ʾ-b-yaleph–bet–yod
“father”
In context — 1 Samuel 20:10
Then David said to Jonathan, “Please , who will tell me if your father answers you harshly ?”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:10:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Samuel 20:10, so the Hebrew word אָבִ֖יךָ (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.20.10.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.10.W9.S1) and character.