Exodus 18:4:5Exod.18.4.W5TAB
אָבִי֙
avi
“my father”
- Transliteration
- a-VI
- Extended
- ah-VEE
- IPA
- /ʔaː.ˈviː/
Meaning by language
- English
- my father
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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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-VI
- phraseyour reading level
ki-e-lo-HE a-VI
- clause
ki-e-lo-HE a-VI be-ez-RI va-yat-tsi-LE-ni me-KHE-rev par-O
- sentence
ve-SHEM ha-e-KHAD e-li-E-zer ki-e-lo-HE a-VI be-ez-RI va-yat-tsi-LE-ni me-KHE-rev par-O
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּֽי | kî} introduces a causal clause with the construct elohei avi {אֱלֹהֵי אָבִי | ʾĕ-lō-hê ʾā-bî}, binding ‘God’ to ‘my father.’
In context — Exodus 18:4
And the name of the other was Eliezer, for the God of my father was my help, and He delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh.
About this coordinate
Exodus 18:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Exodus 18:4, so the Hebrew word אָבִי֙ (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 Exod.18.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.18.4.W5.S1) and character.