Judges 18:19:9Judg.18.19.W9TAB
לְאָ֣ב
leav
“as a father”
- Transliteration
- le-AV
- Extended
- leh-ʔAAV
- IPA
- /ləˈʔaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- as a father
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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 |
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Word in context
- word
le-AV
- phraseyour reading level
le-AV u-le-kho-HEN
- clause
va-yo-me-RU LO ha-kha-RESH SIM-ya-de-KHA al-PI-kha ve-LEKH im-MA-nu ve-he-YE-la-NU le-AV u-le-kho-HEN
- sentence
va-yo-me-RU LO ha-kha-RESH SIM-ya-de-KHA al-PI-kha ve-LEKH im-MA-nu ve-he-YE-la-NU le-AV u-le-kho-HEN ha-TOV he-yot-KHA kho-HEN le-VET ISH e-KHAD O he-yot-KHA kho-HEN le-SHE-vet u-le-mish-pa-KHA be-yis-ra-EL
In context — Judges 18:19
And they said to him, “Be silent; put your hand upon your mouth, come with us, and be for us a father and a priest . Is it better for you to serve as priest for the house of one man, or to serve as priest for a tribe and clan in Israel?”
About this coordinate
Judges 18:19:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Judges 18:19, so the Hebrew word לְאָ֣ב (leav) 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.18.19.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.18.19.W9.S1) and character.