1 Samuel 20:25:111 Sam.20.25.W11TAB
אַבְנֵ֖ר
avner
“Abner”
- Transliteration
- av-NER
- Extended
- ahv-NEHR
- IPA
- /vajˈjeː.ʃɛv/
Meaning by language
- English
- Abner
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
av-NER
- phraseyour reading level
va-YE-shev av-NER
- clause
va-YE-shev ha-ME-lekh al-MO-sha-VO ke-FA-am be-FA-am el-MO-shav ha-KIR va-ya-KAM ye-ho-NA-tan va-YE-shev av-NER mits-Tsad sha-UL
- sentence
va-YE-shev ha-ME-lekh al-MO-sha-VO ke-FA-am be-FA-am el-MO-shav ha-KIR va-ya-KAM ye-ho-NA-tan va-YE-shev av-NER mits-Tsad sha-UL va-yip-PA-ked me-KOM da-VID
Exegesis
The second clause mirrors this pattern with vayeshev {וַיֵּשֶׁב | wayyešev} and avner {אַבְנֵר | ʾav-nēr} linked to etzlāyw {אֶצְלָיו | eṣ-lā-yw}, reinforcing proximity.
In context — 1 Samuel 20:25
And he sat in his customary place by the wall opposite Jonathan, and Abner sat at his side, but David’s place was empty.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:25:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Samuel 20:25, so the Hebrew word אַבְנֵ֖ר (avner) 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.20.25.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.25.W11.S1) and character.