Genesis 27:39:3Gen.27.39.W3TAB
אָבִ֖יו
aviv
“his father”
- Transliteration
- a-VIV
- Extended
- ah-VEEV
- IPA
- /ʔaː.ˈviːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- his father
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-VIV
- phraseyour reading level
yits-KHAK a-VIV
- clause
va-YA-an yits-KHAK a-VIV va-YO-mer e-LAV
- sentence
va-YA-an yits-KHAK a-VIV va-YO-mer e-LAV hin-NE mish-ma-NE ha-A-rets yih-YE mo-sha-VE-kha u-mit-TAL ha-sha-MA-yim me-AL
Root and etymology
RootAleph–Bet
“father, ancestor”
In context — Genesis 27:39
And Isaac his father answered and said to him, “Behold , away from the fatness of the earth shall be your dwelling, and away from the dew of the heavens from above.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 27:39:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 27:39, so the Hebrew word אָבִ֖יו (aviv) 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.27.39.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.27.39.W3.S1) and character.