Genesis 19:37:8Gen.19.37.W8TAB
אֲבִֽי־מוֹאָ֖ב
avimoav
“father of Moab”
- Transliteration
- a-vi-mo-AV
- Extended
- ah-vee-moh-AAV
- IPA
- /ʔă.viː.moː.ˈʔaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- father of Moab
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| 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
a-vi-mo-AV
- phraseyour reading level
HU a-vi-mo-AV
- clause
HU a-vi-mo-AV ad-ha-YOM
- 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
The independent pronoun hu {הוּא | hûʾ} ‘he’ introduces a copular nominal clause hu avi-Moav {הוּא אֲבִי־מוֹאָב | hûʾ ’ă-vî-mō-’āḇ}, where the construct chain avi-Moav denotes the eponymous ancestor of Moab’s people.
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 19:37:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Genesis 19:37, so the Hebrew word אֲבִֽי־מוֹאָ֖ב (avimoav) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.37.W8.S1) and character.