1 Samuel 23:17:91 Sam.23.17.W9TAB
אָבִ֖י
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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Word in context
- word
a-VI
- phraseyour reading level
sha-UL a-VI
- clause
va-YO-mer e-LAV al-ti-RA KI LO tim-tse-a-KHA YAD sha-UL a-VI ve-a-TA tim-LOKH al-yis-ra-EL ve-a-no-KHI e-he-YE-le-KHA
- sentence
va-YO-mer e-LAV al-ti-RA KI LO tim-tse-a-KHA YAD sha-UL a-VI ve-a-TA tim-LOKH al-yis-ra-EL ve-a-no-KHI e-he-YE-le-KHA le-mish-NE ve-gam-sha-UL a-VI yo-DE-a KEN
Exegesis
The final assurance with the concessive conjunction wə-gām {וְגַם | wə-gām} ‘and also’ in wə-gām Sha’ul avi yodea‘ ken {וְגַם שָׁאוּל אָבִי יֹדֵעַ כֵּן | wə-gām Šā’ûl ’ā-ḇî yō-ḏē-a‘ kēn} frames Saul’s own knowledge as confirmation. The paratactic chain of clauses linked by waw reinforces the unfolding promise.
Root and etymology
y-t-ryod–tav–resh
“to remain”
In context — 1 Samuel 23:17
He said to him, “Do not be afraid, for my father Saul’s hand will not find you. You will reign over Israel, and I will be your second . Even my father Saul knows this.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 23:17:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Samuel 23:17, so the Hebrew word אָבִ֖י (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.23.17.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.23.17.W9.S1) and character.