Genesis 19:37:6Gen.19.37.W6TAB

מוֹאָ֑ב

moav

Moab

Transliteration
mo-AV
Extended
moh-AAV
IPA
/moː.ˈʔaːv/

Meaning by language

English
Moab

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Result
מוֹ + אָ֑ב
mo + av
moav

Alphabet Analysis

Memm as in mother
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Qametslong 'ah'
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh

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The word

Word in context

  1. word

    mo-AV

  2. clause

    va-TE-led hab-be-khi-RA BEN va-tik-RA she-MO mo-AV

  3. 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 contextGenesis 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.