2 Chronicles 16:3:52 Chr.16.3.W5TAB
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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The word
Word in context
- word
a-VI
- phraseyour reading level
u-VEIN a-VI
- clause
be-RIT be-NI u-ve-NE-kha u-VEIN a-VI u-VEIN a-VI-kha
- sentence
be-RIT be-NI u-ve-NE-kha u-VEIN a-VI u-VEIN a-VI-kha hi-NE sha-lakh-TI le-KHA KE-sef ve-za-HAV LEKH ha-FER be-RIT-kha et-ba-sha ME-lekh yis-ra-EL ve-ya-a-LE me-a-LAI
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–bet
“father, ancestor”
In context — 2 Chronicles 16:3
There is a covenant between me and you, just as there was between my father and your father. Look, I have sent you silver and gold. Go and break your covenant with Baasha king of Israel so that he will withdraw from me.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 16:3:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Chronicles 16:3, 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 2 Chr.16.3.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.16.3.W5.S1) and character.