2 Kings 22:2:82 Kgs.22.2.W8TAB
אָבִ֔יו
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
da-VID a-VIV
- clause
va-ye-LEKH be-KHOL-DE-rekh da-VID a-VIV ve-LO-SAHR ya-MIN u-se-MOL
- sentence
va-ya-AS ha-ya-SHAR be-E-ne ye-ho-VAH va-ye-LEKH be-KHOL-DE-rekh da-VID a-VIV ve-LO-SAHR ya-MIN u-se-MOL
Exegesis
Wayyēleḵ bĕ-kāl-ḏereḵ Dāwiḏ ’āḇîw {וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ בְּכָל־דֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ דָּוִ֣ד אָבִ֔יו | wayyēleḵ bĕ-kāl-ḏereḵ Dāwiḏ ’āḇîw} ‘and he walked in the whole way of David his father’ uses a construct chain to indicate emulation.
In context — 2 Kings 22:2
He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD , and he walked in the whole way of David his father; he did not turn aside to the right or to the left.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 22:2:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Kings 22:2, so the Hebrew word אָבִ֔יו (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.22.2.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.22.2.W8.S1) and character.