Joshua 15:13:12Josh.15.13.W12TAB
אֲבִ֥י
avi
“the father of”
- Transliteration
- a-VI
- Extended
- a-VEE
- IPA
- /ʔaˈvi/
Meaning by language
- English
- the 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 ha-a-NAK
- clause
et-kir-YAT ar-BA a-VI ha-a-NAK HI khev-RON
- sentence
u-le-ka-LEV ben-ye-fu-NEH na-TAN KHE-lek be-TOKH be-NEI-ye-hu-DAH el-PI Ye-ho-VAH li-ye-ho-SHU-a et-kir-YAT ar-BA a-VI ha-a-NAK HI khev-RON
Exegesis
The clause kiryat arba avi ha-anak hi chebron {קִרְיַת אַרְבַּע אֲבִי הָעֲנָק הִיא חֶבְרוֹן | qi-ryāt ar-bāʿ ă-vî hā-ă-nāq hî ḥé-vrôn} is a nominal identification in which hi ‘it is’ confirms that Kiriath-Arba, the father of Anak, is Hebron. The nested construct forms highlight Hebrew’s capacity for dense noun modification and underscore divine-human partnership in land inheritance.
Root and etymology
א־ב
“father”
In context — Joshua 15:13
And to Caleb son of Jephunneh was given a portion in the midst of the sons of Judah, according to the command of the LORD to Joshua, Kiriath-Arba, father of the Anak; it is Hebron.
About this coordinate
Joshua 15:13:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Joshua 15:13, 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 Josh.15.13.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.15.13.W12.S1) and character.