Genesis 19:32:3Gen.19.32.W3TAB

אֶת־אָבִ֛ינוּ

etavinu

our father

Transliteration
et-a-VI-nu
Extended
eet-aa-VEE-noo
IPA
/ʔɛθ.ʔaː.ˈviː.nuː/

Meaning by language

English
our father

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
אֶת + אָ + בִ֛י + נוּ
et + a + vi + nu
etavinu

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Tavt as in top
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Qametslong 'ah'
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Nunn as in new
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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Word in context

  1. word

    et-a-VI-nu

  2. phraseyour reading level

    le-KHA na-she-KE et-a-VI-nu

  3. clause

    le-KHA na-she-KE et-a-VI-nu YA-yin ve-nish-ke-VA im-MO

  4. sentence

    le-KHA na-she-KE et-a-VI-nu YA-yin ve-nish-ke-VA im-MO u-ne-khai-YE me-a-VI-nu ZA-ra

Root and etymology

ʾ-baleph–bet

father, ancestor

In contextGenesis 19:32

Come, let us give our father wine to drink and lie with him so that we may preserve offspring from our father.

About this coordinate

Genesis 19:32:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 19:32, so the Hebrew word אֶת־אָבִ֛ינוּ (etavinu) 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.19.32.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.32.W3.S1) and character.