Exodus 21:15:2Exod.21.15.W2TAB
אָבִ֛יו
aviv
“his father”
- Transliteration
- a-VIV
- Extended
- ah-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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Word in context
- word
a-VIV
- phraseyour reading level
oo-ma-KEH a-VIV
- sentence
oo-ma-KEH a-VIV ve-im-MO MOT yoo-MAT
Exegesis
The verse follows a protasis–apodosis structure typical of casuistic law, beginning with the participle umakkeh {וּמַכֵּה | ūmakkēh} ‘one who strikes’ as the protasis, followed by the objects aviv {אָבִיו | ʾăvîv} ‘his father’ and veimmo {וְאִמּוֹ | wəʾimmô} ‘and his mother’, which specify the protected persons.
Root and etymology
ʾ-baleph–beth
“father”
In context — Exodus 21:15
And whoever strikes his father or his mother shall surely be put to death .
About this coordinate
Exodus 21:15:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 21:15, so the Hebrew word אָבִ֛יו (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 Exod.21.15.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.15.W2.S1) and character.