Leviticus 20:19:5Lev.20.19.W5TAB
אָבִ֖יךָ
aveekha
“your father”
- Transliteration
- a-VEE-kha
- Extended
- ah-VEE-khah
- IPA
- /ʔa.ˈviː.xa/
Meaning by language
- English
- your 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 | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
a-VEE-kha
- phraseyour reading level
va-a-KHOT a-VEE-kha
- clause
veh-er-VAT a-KHOT im-ME-kha va-a-KHOT a-VEE-kha LO te-gal-LEH
- sentence
veh-er-VAT a-KHOT im-ME-kha va-a-KHOT a-VEE-kha LO te-gal-LEH KI eht-sheh-eh-RO he-eh-RAA ah-voh-NAAM yih-sah-OO
Exegesis
The opening construct chain veervat akhot immekha {וְעֶרְוַ֨ת אֲח֧וֹת אִמְּךָ֛ | və-ʿer-wat ʾa-ḥôt ʾim-mə-ḵā} ‘the nakedness of your mother’s sister’ is paralleled by vaakhot avikha {וַאֲח֥וֹת אָבִ֖יךָ | va-ʾa-ḥôt ʾa-vi-ḵā} ‘and sister of your father,’ establishing dual kinship prohibitions.
In context — Leviticus 20:19
You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister or your father’s sister, for that is to uncover one’s close relative; they shall bear their iniquity .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 20:19:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Leviticus 20:19, so the Hebrew word אָבִ֖יךָ (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.20.19.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.20.19.W5.S1) and character.