Genesis 49:28:9Gen.49.28.W9TAB
אֲבִיהֶם֙
avihem
“their father”
- Transliteration
- a-vi-HEM
- Extended
- ah-vee-HEHM
- IPA
- /ʔă.viː.ˈhɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- their father
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-vi-HEM
- phraseyour reading level
a-sher-di-BER la-HEM a-vi-HEM
- clause
ve-ZOT a-sher-di-BER la-HEM a-vi-HEM va-ye-va-REKH o-TAM ISH a-SHER ke-vir-kha-TO be-RAKH o-TAM
- sentence
kol-EL-leh shiv-TEI yis-ra-EL she-NEIM a-SAR ve-ZOT a-sher-di-BER la-HEM a-vi-HEM va-ye-va-REKH o-TAM ISH a-SHER ke-vir-kha-TO be-RAKH o-TAM
Exegesis
The demonstrative-relative clause vezot asher diber lahem avihem {וְזֹאת אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּר לָהֶם אֲבִיהֶם | wə-zōt ʾă-šer dib-bēr lā-hem ʾă-vî-hem} “and this is what their father spoke to them” summarizes the blessings.
Root and etymology
RootAleph–Bet
“father, ancestor”
In context — Genesis 49:28
These are all the tribes of Israel, twelve in number; this is what their father said to them when he blessed them—he blessed each man according to his blessing .
About this coordinate
Genesis 49:28:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Genesis 49:28, so the Hebrew word אֲבִיהֶם֙ (avihem) 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.49.28.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.49.28.W9.S1) and character.