1 Samuel 22:16:81 Sam.22.16.W8TAB
אָבִֽיךָ׃
avikha
“your father”
- Transliteration
- a-VI-kha
- Extended
- aa-VEE-khah
- IPA
- /ʔaːˈviː.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- your 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 | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-VI-kha
- phraseyour reading level
ve-KHOL-BET a-VI-kha
- clause
a-TA ve-KHOL-BET a-VI-kha
- sentence
va-YO-mer ham-ME-lekh MOT ta-MUT a-khi-ME-lekh a-TA ve-KHOL-BET a-VI-kha
Exegesis
The construct chain wəḵōl·bêṯ ’āḇîḵā {וְכָל־בֵּ֥ית אָבִֽיךָ | wə·ḵōl·bêṯ ʾā·vî·ḵā} ‘and all the house of your father’ conveys collective scope. English word order is adjusted for clarity but retains the Hebrew emphasis on agency and group judgment.
Root and etymology
Rootʾ-b
“father”
In context — 1 Samuel 22:16
But the king said, “You shall surely die, Ahimelech, you and all the house of your father .”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 22:16:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Samuel 22:16, so the Hebrew word אָבִֽיךָ׃ (avikha) 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.22.16.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.22.16.W8.S1) and character.