Genesis 19:37:6Gen.19.37.W6TAB
מוֹאָ֑ב
moav
“Moab”
- Transliteration
- mo-AV
- Extended
- moh-AAV
- IPA
- /moː.ˈʔaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- Moab
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mo-AV
- clause
va-TE-led hab-be-khi-RA BEN va-tik-RA she-MO mo-AV
- sentence
va-TE-led hab-be-khi-RA BEN va-tik-RA she-MO mo-AV HU a-vi-mo-AV ad-ha-YOM
Exegesis
In the second clause shemo {שְׁמוֹ | še-mô} ‘his name’ functions as construct complement to the naming verb, with Moav {מוֹאָב | mō-ʾāḇ} ‘Moab’ as the substantive naming object.
Root and etymology
מ־א־ב
“from father”
In context — Genesis 19:37
And the firstborn bore a son and called his name Moab; he is the father of the Moabites to this day.
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:37:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Genesis 19:37, so the Hebrew word מוֹאָ֑ב (moav) 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.19.37.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.37.W6.S1) and character.