1 Samuel 20:13:71 Sam.20.13.W7TAB
אֶל־אָבִ֜י
elavi
“to my father”
- Transliteration
- el-A-VI
- Extended
- ehl-aa-VEE
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ʔaːˈviː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to my father
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
el-A-VI
- phraseyour reading level
KI-ye-TIV el-A-VI
- clause
ke-KHO-ya-a-SE ye-ho-VAH le-ye-ho-na-TAN ve-KHO yo-SIF KI-ye-TIV el-A-VI ET-ha-RA-a a-LE-kha ve-ga-LI-ti ET-az-NE-kha ve-shil-LAKH-ti-kha ve-ha-LAKH-ta
- sentence
ke-KHO-ya-a-SE ye-ho-VAH le-ye-ho-na-TAN ve-KHO yo-SIF KI-ye-TIV el-A-VI ET-ha-RA-a a-LE-kha ve-ga-LI-ti ET-az-NE-kha ve-shil-LAKH-ti-kha ve-ha-LAKH-ta le-sha-LOM vi-ye-HI ye-ho-VAH im-ME-kha ka-a-SHER ha-YA im-A-VI
Exegesis
The phrase ve-af anokhi lo ukhal lehedi'aka {וְאַף־אָנֹכִי לֹא אוּכַל לְהֵדִיעֲךָ | vĕ-ʾāp̄-ʾā-nō-khî lōʾ ʾū-khal lə-hê-dî-ʿa-kha} uses a negative potential construction “should I be unable to inform you,” linking David’s promise to warn.
Root and etymology
ʾ-b-yaleph–bet–yod
“father”
In context — 1 Samuel 20:13
May the LORD do so to Jonathan and more also, if it pleases my father to kill you and I do not disclose it to you and send you away in peace ; and may the LORD be with you just as He was with my father.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:13:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Samuel 20:13, so the Hebrew word אֶל־אָבִ֜י (elavi) 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.20.13.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.13.W7.S1) and character.