2 Kings 15:34:82 Kgs.15.34.W8TAB
אָבִ֖יו
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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The word
Word in context
- word
a-VIV
- phraseyour reading level
u-zi-YA-hu a-VIV
- clause
ke-KHOL a-SHER-a-SA u-zi-YA-hu a-VIV a-SA
- sentence
va-ya-AS ha-ya-SHAR be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH ke-KHOL a-SHER-a-SA u-zi-YA-hu a-VIV a-SA
Exegesis
The comparative clause kəḵōl ʾăšer ʿāśāh ʿûziyāhû ʾāvîyw ʿāśāh {כְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂה עֻזִיָּ֥הוּ אָבִ֖יו עָשָֽׂה | kəḵōl ʾăšer ʿāśāh ʿûziyāhû ʾāvîyw ʿāśāh} ‘according to all that Uzziah his father did’ underscores dynastic continuity in moral conduct.
Root and etymology
ā-b
“father, ancestor”
In context — 2 Kings 15:34
And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD , according to all that Uzziah his father had done.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 15:34:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Kings 15:34, so the Hebrew word אָבִ֖יו (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.15.34.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.15.34.W8.S1) and character.