Ezekiel 18:4:6Ezek.18.4.W6TAB
הָאָ֛ב
haav
“the father”
- Transliteration
- ha-AV
- Extended
- haa-AAV
- IPA
- /haːˈʔaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- the father
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-AV
- phraseyour reading level
ke-NE-fesh ha-AV
- clause
HEN kal-ha-ne-fa-SHOT LI HEN-na ke-NE-fesh ha-AV u-khe-NE-fesh ha-BEN li-HEN-na
- sentence
HEN kal-ha-ne-fa-SHOT LI HEN-na ke-NE-fesh ha-AV u-khe-NE-fesh ha-BEN li-HEN-na ha-NE-fesh ha-kho-TE-et HI ta-MUT
Exegesis
The paired constructs ke-nefesh ha-av {כְּנֶפֶשׁ הָאָב | kə-nefeš hā-ʾāv} and u-ke-nefesh ha-ben {וּכְנֶפֶשׁ הַבֵּן | u-kə-nefeš ha-bēn} create a merismus comparing father and son under equal claim.
In context — Ezekiel 18:4
Behold, all souls are Mine ; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son—they are Mine; the soul that sins will die.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 18:4:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Ezekiel 18:4, so the Hebrew word הָאָ֛ב (haav) 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 Ezek.18.4.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.18.4.W6.S1) and character.