Jeremiah 20:15:5Jer.20.15.W5TAB
אֶת־אָבִי֙
etavi
“to my father”
- Transliteration
- et-A-vi
- Extended
- eht-AA-vee
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ʔaːˈviː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to my father
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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 |
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Word in context
- word
et-A-vi
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER bi-SAR et-A-vi
- clause
a-RUR ha-ISH a-SHER bi-SAR et-A-vi le-MOR yu-LAD-le-kha BEN za-KHAR
- sentence
a-RUR ha-ISH a-SHER bi-SAR et-A-vi le-MOR yu-LAD-le-kha BEN za-KHAR sam-ME-akh sim-kha-HU
Exegesis
The direct-object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet} marks avi {אָבִי֙ | ʾā-ḇî} ‘my father’ as recipient, and le-mor {לֵאמֹ֔ר | lē-mōr} ‘saying’ introduces the content clause.
In context — Jeremiah 20:15
Cursed be the man who brought good news to my father, saying, “A male child has been born to you,” making him exceedingly glad .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 20:15:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Jeremiah 20:15, so the Hebrew word אֶת־אָבִי֙ (etavi) 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 Jer.20.15.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.20.15.W5.S1) and character.