Genesis 19:35:5Gen.19.35.W5TAB
אֶת־אֲבִיהֶ֖ן
etaveehen
“their father”
- Transliteration
- et-a-vee-HEN
- Extended
- eht-ah-vee-HEN
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ʔă.viːˈhɛn/
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-vee-HEN
- clause
va-tash-KEI-na GAM bal-LAI-la ha-HU et-a-vee-HEN YA-yin
- sentence
va-tash-KEI-na GAM bal-LAI-la ha-HU et-a-vee-HEN YA-yin va-ta-KAM ha-tse-ee-RA va-tish-KAV im-MO ve-lo-ya-DA be-shikh-VAH u-ve-ku-MAH
Exegesis
The direct object marker et with avi-hen yayin {אֶת־אֲבִיהֶן יָיִן | ʾeṯ-ʾă-vî-hen yā-yin} indicates that “their father” is the recipient of the wine.
Root and etymology
ʾ-baleph–bet
“father, ancestor”
In context — Genesis 19:35
So they likewise gave their father wine to drink that night, and the younger got up and lay with him; yet he was not aware when she lay down or when she got up.
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:35:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 19:35, so the Hebrew word אֶת־אֲבִיהֶ֖ן (etaveehen) 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.19.35.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.35.W5.S1) and character.