Deuteronomy 22:16:2Deut.22.16.W2TAB
אֲבִ֣י
avi
“the father of”
- Transliteration
- a-VI
- Extended
- ah-VEE
- IPA
- /ʔăˈviː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the father of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
a-VI
- phraseyour reading level
a-VI ha-na-AR ha-na-a-RAH
- clause
ve-a-MAR a-VI ha-na-AR ha-na-a-RAH el-haz-ze-ke-NIM et-bi-TI
- sentence
ve-a-MAR a-VI ha-na-AR ha-na-a-RAH el-haz-ze-ke-NIM et-bi-TI na-ta-TI la-ISH ha-ZEH le-i-SHAH va-yis-na-E-ha
In context — Deuteronomy 22:16
And the father of the young woman will say to the elders, “I have given my daughter to this man as a wife,” but he hates her .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 22:16:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Deuteronomy 22:16, so the Hebrew word אֲבִ֣י (avi) 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 Deut.22.16.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.22.16.W2.S1) and character.