Judges 14:19:21Judg.14.19.W21TAB
אָבִֽיהוּ׃
avihu
“his father”
- Transliteration
- a-VI-hu
- Extended
- aa-VEE-hoo
- IPA
- /ʔaːˈviː.huː/
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-VI-hu
- phraseyour reading level
BET a-VI-hu
- clause
va-yi-KHAR A-po va-ya-AL BET a-VI-hu
- sentence
va-tits-LAKH a-LAV RU-akh Ye-ho-VAH va-YE-red ash-ke-LON va-YAKH me-HEM she-lo-SHIM ISH va-yik-KAKH et-kha-li-tso-TAM va-yit-TEN ha-kha-li-FOT le-ma-gi-DE ha-khi-DA va-yi-KHAR A-po va-ya-AL BET a-VI-hu
Root and etymology
aleph-bet
“father, ancestor”
In context — Judges 14:19
Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon and struck down thirty men from among them. He took their spoil and their garments, and he gave the changes of clothing to those who explained the riddle. Then his anger burned, and he went up to his father’s house.
About this coordinate
Judges 14:19:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of Judges 14:19, so the Hebrew word אָבִֽיהוּ׃ (avihu) 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 Judg.14.19.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.14.19.W21.S1) and character.