Judges 19:3:15Judg.19.3.W15TAB
אָבִ֔יהָ
aviha
“her father”
- Transliteration
- a-VI-ha
- Extended
- ah-VEE-hah
- IPA
- /ʔaːviˈhaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- her father
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Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
a-VI-ha
- phraseyour reading level
BET a-VI-ha
- clause
va-te-vi-E-hu BET a-VI-ha va-yir-E-hu a-VI han-na-a-RA va-yis-MAKH lik-ra-TO
- sentence
va-ya-KAM i-SHA va-YE-lekh a-khe-RE-ha le-dab-BER al-li-BA le-ha-shi-VO la-ha-shi-VA ve-na-a-RO im-MO ve-TSE-med kha-mo-RIM va-te-vi-E-hu BET a-VI-ha va-yir-E-hu a-VI han-na-a-RA va-yis-MAKH lik-ra-TO
Exegesis
The clause wat-te-vi-ʾē-hū bēṯ ʾā-ḇî-hā {וַתְּבִיאֵ֙הוּ בֵּ֣ית אָבִ֔יהָ | wat-te-vi-ʾē-hū bēṯ ʾā-ḇî-hā} ‘and she brought him to her father’s house’ shifts focus to a new setting.
In context — Judges 19:3
Then her husband arose and went after her to speak to her heart , to bring her back, accompanied by his servant and a pair of donkeys. She led him into her father’s house, and when the father of the young woman saw him, he rejoiced to meet him.
About this coordinate
Judges 19:3:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Judges 19:3, so the Hebrew word אָבִ֔יהָ (aviha) 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.19.3.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.19.3.W15.S1) and character.