Judges 14:2:3Judg.14.2.W3TAB

לְאָבִ֣יו

leaviv

to his father

Transliteration
le-a-VIV
Extended
leh-aa-VEEV
IPA
/ləʔaːˈviːv/

Meaning by language

English
to his father

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
לְ + אָ + בִ֣יו
le + a + viv
leaviv

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Qametslong 'ah'
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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Word in context

  1. word

    le-a-VIV

  2. phraseyour reading level

    le-a-VIV u-le-i-MO

  3. clause

    va-YA-al va-yag-GED le-a-VIV u-le-i-MO va-yo-MER i-SHA ra-I-ti be-tim-NA-ta mib-be-NOT pe-lish-TIM

  4. sentence

    va-YA-al va-yag-GED le-a-VIV u-le-i-MO va-yo-MER i-SHA ra-I-ti be-tim-NA-ta mib-be-NOT pe-lish-TIM ve-a-TA ke-KHU-o-TA LI le-i-SHA

Root and etymology

aleph-bet

father, ancestor

In contextJudges 14:2

He went up and told his parents, and said, “I have seen a woman in Timnah from among the daughters of the Philistines; now take her for me as a wife .”

About this coordinate

Judges 14:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Judges 14:2, so the Hebrew word לְאָבִ֣יו (leaviv) 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.14.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.14.2.W3.S1) and character.