2 Kings 21:20:82 Kgs.21.20.W8TAB
אָבִֽיו׃
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
me-na-SHE a-VIV
- clause
ka-a-SHER a-SA me-na-SHE a-VIV
- sentence
va-ya-AS ha-RA be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH ka-a-SHER a-SA me-na-SHE a-VIV
Exegesis
The pronominal suffix in ’āḇîw {אָבִֽיו | ’āḇîw} ‘his father’ marks the generational link. English renders the verb-subject-object Hebrew order as subject-verb-object to enhance readability while preserving evaluative and comparative structure.
Root and etymology
ʾ-b
“father, ancestor”
In context — 2 Kings 21:20
And he did what was evil in the eyes of the LORD , just as Manasseh his father had done.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 21:20:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Kings 21:20, 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.21.20.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.21.20.W8.S1) and character.