Leviticus 18:11:5Lev.18.11.W5TAB
אָבִ֔יךָ
aveekha
“your father”
- Transliteration
- a-VEE-KHA
- Extended
- ah-VEE-KHAA
- IPA
- /ʔaː.viː.ˈxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- your father
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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 | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-VEE-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
mo-LE-det a-VEE-KHA
- clause
er-VAAT bat-E-shet a-VEE-KHA mo-LE-det a-VEE-KHA a-khot-KHA HEE
- sentence
er-VAAT bat-E-shet a-VEE-KHA mo-LE-det a-VEE-KHA a-khot-KHA HEE LO te-gal-LE er-va-TAH
Exegesis
The construct chain bat eshet avikha {בַּת־אֵשֶׁת אָבִיךָ | băṯ ʾē-šeṯ ʾā-vi-ḵā} ‘daughter of your father’s wife’ links daughter to the wife in construct state.
The participle moledet avikha {מוֹלֶדֶת אָבִיךָ | mō-le-ḏeṯ ʾā-vi-ḵā} ‘born to your father’ clarifies paternal lineage, indicating a half-sister.
Root and etymology
ʾ-bAleph-Bet
“father, ancestor”
In context — Leviticus 18:11
The nakedness of the daughter of your father’s wife, born to your father—she is your sister—you shall not uncover her nakedness.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 18:11:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Leviticus 18:11, so the Hebrew word אָבִ֔יךָ (aveekha) 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 Lev.18.11.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.18.11.W5.S1) and character.