1 Samuel 22:15:121 Sam.22.15.W12TAB
אָבִ֔י
avi
“my father”
- Transliteration
- a-VI
- Extended
- aa-VEE
- IPA
- /ʔaːˈviː/
Meaning by language
- English
- my 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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-VI
- phraseyour reading level
be-khol-BET a-VI
- clause
al-ya-SEM ha-ME-lekh be-av-DO da-VAR be-khol-BET a-VI KI lo-ya-DA av-de-KHA be-khol-ZOT da-VAR ka-TON O ga-DOL
- sentence
ha-YOM ha-khi-lo-TI le-sha-ol-lish-AL-LO ve-e-lo-HIM kha-LI-la LI al-ya-SEM ha-ME-lekh be-av-DO da-VAR be-khol-BET a-VI KI lo-ya-DA av-de-KHA be-khol-ZOT da-VAR ka-TON O ga-DOL
Exegesis
The construct chain bᵉḵāl-bêṯ ʾāḇî {בְּכָל־בֵּ֣ית אָבִי | bᵉḵāl-bêṯ ʾāḇî} ‘in all the house of my father’ broadens the appeal.
Root and etymology
Rootʾ-b
“father”
In context — 1 Samuel 22:15
Today have I begun to inquire of God for him? Far be it from me! Let not the king place any matter against his servant or against the house of my father, for your servant knows nothing at all of this matter, whether small or great.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 22:15:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Samuel 22:15, so the Hebrew word אָבִ֔י (avi) 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.22.15.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.22.15.W12.S1) and character.