Judges 14:5:3Judg.14.5.W3TAB
וְאָבִ֥יו
veaviv
“and his father”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-VIV
- Extended
- veh-aa-VEEV
- IPA
- /vəʔaˈviːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- and his father
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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
ve-a-VIV
- phraseyour reading level
ve-a-VIV ve-im-MO
- clause
va-YE-red shim-shon ve-a-VIV ve-im-MO tim-na-TA
- sentence
va-YE-red shim-shon ve-a-VIV ve-im-MO tim-na-TA va-ya-VO-u ad-kar-ME tim-na-TA ve-hin-NE ke-FIR a-ra-YOT sho-EG lik-ra-TO
Exegesis
The proper name Shimshon {שִׁמְשׁוֹן | šim·shōn} introduces the protagonist, followed by the coordinated ve’aviv {וְאָבִיו | wə·’ā·vî·w} ‘his father’ and ve’imo {וְאִמּוֹ | wə·’im·mō} ‘his mother’, indicating family accompaniment.
Root and etymology
aleph-bet
“father, ancestor”
In context — Judges 14:5
And Samson went down with his father and his mother to Timnah, and they came to the vineyards of Timnah; and behold, a young lion was roaring as it came toward him.
About this coordinate
Judges 14:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Judges 14:5, so the Hebrew word וְאָבִ֥יו (veaviv) 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.14.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.14.5.W3.S1) and character.