Genesis 19:38:9Gen.19.38.W9TAB
אֲבִ֥י
avi
“father of”
- Transliteration
- a-VI
- Extended
- ah-VEE
- IPA
- /ʔăˈviː/
Meaning by language
- English
- father of
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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 |
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Word in context
- word
a-VI
- phraseyour reading level
a-VI ve-ne-am-MON
- clause
HU a-VI ve-ne-am-MON ad-ha-YOM
- sentence
ve-ha-tse-i-RA gam-HI ya-le-DA BEN va-tik-RA she-MO ben-am-MI HU a-VI ve-ne-am-MON ad-ha-YOM
Exegesis
The name ben-ammi {בֶּן־עַמִּי | ben-ʿam-mî} functions eponymously, rendered literally ‘son of my people’, and the appositive clause hu avi venei-ammon {ה֛וּא אֲבִי בְנֵֽי־עַמּ֖וֹן | hûʾ ʾă-vî bə-nê-ʿam-môn} clarifies his role as progenitor.
Root and etymology
ʾ-baleph–bet
“father, ancestor”
In context — Genesis 19:38
And the younger also gave birth to a son, and she called his name Ben-Ammi. He is the father of the sons of Ammon to this day.
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:38:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Genesis 19:38, so the Hebrew word אֲבִ֥י (avi) 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.19.38.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.38.W9.S1) and character.