Leviticus 20:11:7Lev.20.11.W7TAB
אָבִ֖יו
aviv
“his father”
- Transliteration
- a-VIV
- Extended
- aa-VEEV
- IPA
- /ʔaːˈviv/
Meaning by language
- English
- his 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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
a-VIV
- phraseyour reading level
er-VAT a-VIV
- clause
ve-ISH a-SHER yish-KAV et-EH-shet a-VIV er-VAT a-VIV gi-LAH
- sentence
ve-ISH a-SHER yish-KAV et-EH-shet a-VIV er-VAT a-VIV gi-LAH moht-yoo-MET-oo sheh-NEI-hem de-MEI-hem BAM
Exegesis
The relative pronoun asher {אֲשֶׁר | ʾă-šer} 'who' introduces yishkav {יִשְׁכַּב | yiškav} 'lies down' together with the direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet} preceding the noun phrase eshet aviv {אֵשֶׁת אָבִיו | ʾêšet ʾāḇîw} 'the wife of his father.' The construct phrase ervat aviv {עֶרְוַת אָבִיו | ʿerwâṯ ʾāḇîw} 'the nakedness of his father' specifies the illicit relation.
In context — Leviticus 20:11
And if a man lies with his father's wife, he has uncovered his father's nakedness . They shall surely be put to death, both of them; their blood is upon them.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 20:11:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Leviticus 20:11, so the Hebrew word אָבִ֖יו (aviv) 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.20.11.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.20.11.W7.S1) and character.