Genesis 10:21:4Gen.10.21.W4TAB
אֲבִי֙
avi
“father of”
- Transliteration
- a-VI
- Extended
- ah-VEE
- IPA
- /ʔăˈviː/
Meaning by language
- English
- father of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced '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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Word in context
- word
a-VI
- clause
a-VI kol-be-nei-E-ver a-KHI YE-fet ha-ga-DOL
- sentence
u-le-SHEM yu-LAD gam-HU a-VI kol-be-nei-E-ver a-KHI YE-fet ha-ga-DOL
Root and etymology
א־ב
“father, ancestor”
In context — Genesis 10:21
To Shem also, children were born; he was the father of all the sons of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth.
About this coordinate
Genesis 10:21:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 10:21, so the Hebrew word אֲבִי֙ (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 Gen.10.21.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.10.21.W4.S1) and character.