Genesis 19:33:2Gen.19.33.W2TAB
אֶת־אֲבִיהֶ֛ן
etavihen
“their father”
- Transliteration
- et-a-vi-HEN
- Extended
- eet-ah-vee-HEN
- IPA
- /ʔeːt.ʔă.viˈhɛn/
Meaning by language
- English
- their father
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-a-vi-HEN
- phraseyour reading level
va-tash-KEI-na et-a-vi-HEN
- clause
va-tash-KEI-na et-a-vi-HEN YA-yin ba-LAI-la HU
- sentence
va-tash-KEI-na et-a-vi-HEN YA-yin ba-LAI-la HU va-ta-VO ha-be-khi-RA va-ti-she-KAV et-a-VI-a ve-lo-ya-DA be-shi-khe-VAH u-ve-ku-MAH
Exegesis
The particle et {אֶת־ | ’eṯ} marks avihen {אֲבִיהֶן | ’ă-vî-hen} ‘their father’ as the definite direct object, while yayin {יַיִן | yā-yin} ‘wine’ identifies the means of intoxication.
The second et {אֶת־ | ’eṯ} introduces aviha {אָבִיהָ | ’ā-vî-hā} ‘her father’ as the object of the euphemistic lying.
Root and etymology
ʾ-baleph–bet
“father, ancestor”
In context — Genesis 19:33
So they made their father drink wine that night. Then the elder daughter came in and lay with her father. He did not know when she lay down or when she got up.
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:33:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 19:33, so the Hebrew word אֶת־אֲבִיהֶ֛ן (etavihen) 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.19.33.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.33.W2.S1) and character.