1 Samuel 20:32:41 Sam.20.32.W4TAB
אָבִ֑יו
aviv
“his father”
- Transliteration
- a-VIV
- Extended
- aa-VEEV
- IPA
- /ʔaːˈviːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- his 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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-VIV
- clause
va-YA-an ye-ho-NA-tan ET-sha-UL a-VIV
- sentence
va-YA-an ye-ho-NA-tan ET-sha-UL a-VIV va-YO-mer e-LAV LA-ma yu-MAT ME A-SA
Exegesis
The subject is implicit in the verb, and et-shaul aviv {אֶת־שָׁאוּל אָבִיו | ʾet-šā-ʾūl ʾā-vîw} marks “Saul his father” as the definite object.
Root and etymology
ʾ-b-yaleph–bet–yod
“father”
In context — 1 Samuel 20:32
And Jonathan answered Saul his father and said to him, “Why should this man die ? What has he done ?”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:32:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Samuel 20:32, so the Hebrew word אָבִ֑יו (aviv) 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.20.32.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.32.W4.S1) and character.