2 Kings 15:3:82 Kgs.15.3.W8TAB
אָבִֽיו׃
aviv
“his father”
- Transliteration
- a-VIV
- Extended
- aa-VEEV
- IPA
- /ʔaːˈviːv/
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
a-mats-ya-HU a-VIV
- clause
ke-KHOL a-SHER-a-SA a-mats-ya-HU a-VIV
- sentence
va-ya-AS ha-ya-SHAR be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH ke-KHOL a-SHER-a-SA a-mats-ya-HU a-VIV
Exegesis
The comparative formula kekol asher asah amatsyahu aviv {כְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂה אֲמַצְיָהוּ אָבִיו | kəḵōl ʾăšer ʾāśāh ʾămaṣyāhû ʾāvîw} ‘according to all that Amaziah his father did’ measures the new king’s conduct against his predecessor, emphasizing genealogical continuity. The translation shifts Hebrew VSO order to English SVO to preserve clarity while highlighting divine appraisal and familial comparison.
Root and etymology
ā-b
“father, ancestor”
In context — 2 Kings 15:3
And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD , just as all that Amaziah his father had done.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 15:3:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Kings 15:3, so the Hebrew word אָבִֽיו׃ (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 Kgs.15.3.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.15.3.W8.S1) and character.