2 Chronicles 4:16:72 Chr.4.16.W7TAB
אָבִ֛יו
aviv
“his father”
- Transliteration
- a-VIV
- Extended
- aa-VEEV
- IPA
- /ʔaːˈviːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- his 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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
a-VIV
- phraseyour reading level
khu-RAM a-VIV
- clause
ve-ET-ha-SI-rot ve-ET-ha-ya-IM ve-ET-ha-miz-la-GOT ve-ET-kol-ke-le-HEM a-SA khu-RAM a-VIV la-ME-lekh she-lo-MO le-VET Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-ET-ha-SI-rot ve-ET-ha-ya-IM ve-ET-ha-miz-la-GOT ve-ET-kol-ke-le-HEM a-SA khu-RAM a-VIV la-ME-lekh she-lo-MO le-VET Ye-ho-VAH ne-KHO-shet ma-RUK
Exegesis
The verb asah {עָשָׂה | ʿā-sā} then introduces the agent ḥuram aviv {חוּרָם אָבִיו | ḥū-rām ā-viw}, here rendered “Huram-abi” as a technical title.
In context — 2 Chronicles 4:16
And the pots, the shovels, the forks, and all their vessels were made by Huram-abi for King Solomon for the house of the LORD , all of polished bronze .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 4:16:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Chronicles 4:16, so the Hebrew word אָבִ֛יו (aviv) 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.4.16.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.4.16.W7.S1) and character.