2 Chronicles 12:16:82 Chr.12.16.W8TAB
אֲבִיָּ֥ה
aviya
“Abijah”
- Transliteration
- a-vi-YA
- Extended
- ah-vih-YAA
- IPA
- /ʔăviˈjaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Abijah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-vi-YA
- phraseyour reading level
a-vi-YA ve-NO
- clause
va-yim-LOKH a-vi-YA ve-NO ta-khe-TAV
- sentence
va-yish-KAV re-kha-VAM IM-a-vo-TAV va-yik-ka-VER be-IR da-VID va-yim-LOKH a-vi-YA ve-NO ta-khe-TAV
Exegesis
Finally, the succession formula vayimlokh Abiyah veno takhtav {וַיִּמְלֹךְ אֲבִיָּה בְּנוֹ תַּחְתָּיו | wayyimloḵ ’Ăvîyāh benōw takẖtāw} 'and Abijah his son reigned in his place' underscores dynastic continuity through the phrase indicating succession.
Root and etymology
RootAleph-Bet
“father”
In context — 2 Chronicles 12:16
And Rehoboam lay down with his fathers and was buried in the city of David. And Abijah his son became king in his place .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 12:16:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Chronicles 12:16, so the Hebrew word אֲבִיָּ֥ה (aviya) 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 2 Chr.12.16.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.12.16.W8.S1) and character.