Job 17:14:3Job.17.14.W3TAB
אָ֣בִי
avi
“my father”
- Transliteration
- a-VI
- Extended
- aa-VEE
- IPA
- /ʔaːˈviː/
Meaning by language
- English
- my father
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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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-VI
- clause
la-SHA-khat ka-RA-ti a-VI a-TA
- sentence
la-SHA-khat ka-RA-ti a-VI a-TA i-MI va-a-KHO-ti la-ri-MA
Exegesis
The verbless clause avi attah {אָ֣בִי אָ֑תָּה | ʾābî ʾattâ} ‘You are my father’ follows a noun–pronoun order for emphasis.
In context — Job 17:14
To the pit I have called, “You are my father”; and to the worm , “You are my mother and my sister.”
About this coordinate
Job 17:14:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Job 17:14, so the Hebrew word אָ֣בִי (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 Job.17.14.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.17.14.W3.S1) and character.