1 Samuel 20:8:111 Sam.20.8.W11TAB
עָוֺן֙
avon
“iniquity or guilt”
- Transliteration
- a-VON
- Extended
- aa-VOHN
- IPA
- /ʕaːˈwoːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- iniquity or guilt
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-VON
- phraseyour reading level
ve-im-YESH-BI a-VON
- sentence
ve-im-YESH-BI a-VON ha-mi-TE-ni a-TA ve-ad-a-VI lam-MA-ze te-vi-E-ni
Root and etymology
ע–ו–ן
“offense, guilt”
In context — 1 Samuel 20:8
Therefore deal kindly with your servant, for you have brought your servant into a covenant of the LORD with you. Yet if there is guilt in me, strike me yourself; for why should you bring me to your father?
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:8:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Samuel 20:8, so the Hebrew word עָוֺן֙ (avon) 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.20.8.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.8.W11.S1) and character.