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
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-a-VIV
- phraseyour reading level
le-a-VIV u-le-i-MO
- 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
- 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 context — Judges 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.