Judges 14:9:7Judg.14.9.W7TAB
אֶל־אָבִ֣יו
elaviv
“to his father”
- Transliteration
- el-a-VIV
- Extended
- ehl-aa-VEEV
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ʔaːˈviːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- to his father
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
el-a-VIV
- phraseyour reading level
el-a-VIV ve-el-im-MO
- clause
va-yir-DE-hu el-kha-PAV va-YE-lekh ha-LOKH ve-a-KHOL va-YE-lekh el-a-VIV ve-el-im-MO va-yit-TEN la-HEM va-yo-KHE-lu
- sentence
va-yir-DE-hu el-kha-PAV va-YE-lekh ha-LOKH ve-a-KHOL va-YE-lekh el-a-VIV ve-el-im-MO va-yit-TEN la-HEM va-yo-KHE-lu ve-LO-hi-GID la-HEM KI mig-ge-vi-YAT ha-ar-YE ra-DA ha-de-VASH
Exegesis
Parallel syntax in ʾel-ʾāviv wəʾel-ʾimmō {אֶל־אָבִיו וְאֶל־אִמּוֹ | ʾel-ʾāviv wəʾel-ʾimmō} marks his visits to both parents.
Root and etymology
aleph-bet
“father, ancestor”
In context — Judges 14:9
He scraped it into his palms and continued on his way, eating as he went. When he came to his father and his mother, he gave them some, and they ate; but he did not tell them that he had scraped the honey from the carcass of the lion.
About this coordinate
Judges 14:9:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Judges 14:9, so the Hebrew word אֶל־אָבִ֣יו (elaviv) 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.14.9.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.14.9.W7.S1) and character.