Ezekiel 20:8:3Ezek.20.8.W3TAB
אָב֙וּ֙
avu
“they were willing”
- Transliteration
- A-VU
- Extended
- AA-voo
- IPA
- /ʔaːˈvuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they were willing
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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
A-VU
- phraseyour reading level
ve-LO A-VU
- clause
va-ye-ma-ra-RU-VI ve-LO A-VU lish-MO-a E-LAI ISH et-shik-ku-TSEI e-ne-HEM LO hish-li-KHU ve-et-gil-lu-LEI mits-ra-YIM LO a-za-VU
- sentence
va-ye-ma-ra-RU-VI ve-LO A-VU lish-MO-a E-LAI ISH et-shik-ku-TSEI e-ne-HEM LO hish-li-KHU ve-et-gil-lu-LEI mits-ra-YIM LO a-za-VU va-o-MAR lish-POKH kha-ma-TI a-le-HEM le-khal-LOT A-PI ba-HEM be-TOKH E-rets mits-ra-YIM
Exegesis
The paired negative wə-lōʾ-ʾāḇû lišmōʿa ʾēlay {וְלֹא־אָבוּ לִשְׁמֹעַ אֵלַי | wə-lōʾ-ʾāḇû liš-mō-ʿa ʾê-lay} ‘and they were not willing to listen to me’ uses a Qal perfect integrated with an infinitive construct to express obstinate refusal.
Root and etymology
ʾ-baleph–bet
“father”
In context — Ezekiel 20:8
But they rebelled against Me and were unwilling to listen to Me; they did not cast away the detestable things of their eyes , nor did they forsake the idols of Egypt. Then I said that I would pour out My wrath upon them to bring My anger to completion in the midst of the land of Egypt.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 20:8:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Ezekiel 20:8, so the Hebrew word אָב֙וּ֙ (avu) 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.20.8.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.20.8.W3.S1) and character.