Deuteronomy 22:30:8Deut.22.30.W8TABWLC Deuteronomy 23:1
אָבִֽיו׃
aviv
“his father”
- Transliteration
- a-VIV
- Extended
- aa-VEEV
- IPA
- /ʔaːˈviv/
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
- clause
ve-LO ye-ga-LEH ke-NAF a-VIV
- sentence
lo-yi-KAKH ISH et-E-shet a-VIV ve-LO ye-ga-LEH ke-NAF a-VIV
Exegesis
The construct chain eshet aviv {אֵשֶׁת אָבִיו | ʾešet ʾāwiv} ‘wife of his father’ expresses possession and relationship.
In context — Deuteronomy 22:30
No man shall take his father’s wife, so that he does not uncover his father’s nakedness .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 22:30:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Deuteronomy 22:30, 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 Deut.22.30.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.22.30.W8.S1) and character.