1 Samuel 22:20:61 Sam.22.20.W6TAB
אֶבְיָתָ֑ר
evyatar
“Abiathar”
- Transliteration
- ev-ya-TAR
- Extended
- ehv-yah-TAAR
- IPA
- /ʔɛv.jaːˈt̪aːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- Abiathar
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ev-ya-TAR
- clause
va-yim-ma-LET ben-e-KHAD la-a-khi-ME-lekh ben-a-khi-TUV u-she-MO ev-ya-TAR
- sentence
va-yim-ma-LET ben-e-KHAD la-a-khi-ME-lekh ben-a-khi-TUV u-she-MO ev-ya-TAR va-yiv-RAKH a-kha-RE da-VID
Exegesis
Ushmo evyatar {וּשְׁמ֖וֹ אֶבְיָתָ֑ר | u·še·mō ẹ·vyâ·târ} ‘and his name was Abiathar’ introduces personal identity.
Root and etymology
b-y-tbet–yod–tav
“house, household”
In context — 1 Samuel 22:20
But one son of Ahimelech , son of Ahitub, escaped; his name was Abiathar, and he fled after David .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 22:20:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Samuel 22:20, so the Hebrew word אֶבְיָתָ֑ר (evyatar) 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.22.20.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.22.20.W6.S1) and character.