2 Chronicles 19:3:12 Chr.19.3.W1TAB
אֲבָ֕ל
aval
“however, but”
- Transliteration
- a-VAL
- Extended
- ah-VAAL
- IPA
- /ʔăˈvɑːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- however, but
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
a-VAL
- clause
a-VAL de-va-RIM to-VIM nim-tse-U im-MAKH
- sentence
a-VAL de-va-RIM to-VIM nim-tse-U im-MAKH ki-vi-AR-ta ha-a-she-ROT min-ha-A-rets va-ha-khi-NO-ta le-vav-KHA lid-ROSH ha-e-lo-HIM
Exegesis
The adversative aval {אֲבָל | ʾă-val} ‘but’ introduces contrast with the preceding judgment.
Root and etymology
ʾ-baleph–bet
“father”
In context — 2 Chronicles 19:3
Yet good things have been found in you: you have removed the Asherah poles from the land, and you have set your heart to seek God .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 19:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 19:3, so the Hebrew word אֲבָ֕ל (aval) 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.19.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.19.3.W1.S1) and character.