Leviticus 20:9:5Lev.20.9.W5TAB
אֶת־אָבִ֛יו
etaviv
“his father”
- Transliteration
- et-a-VIV
- Extended
- eht-ah-VEEV
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ʔaˈviw/
Meaning by language
- English
- his father
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
et-a-VIV
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER ye-ka-LEL et-a-VIV
- clause
kee-ISH ISH a-SHER ye-ka-LEL et-a-VIV veh-et-i-MO MOT yu-MAT
- sentence
kee-ISH ISH a-SHER ye-ka-LEL et-a-VIV veh-et-i-MO MOT yu-MAT a-VIV veh-i-MO kih-LEL da-MAV BO
Exegesis
The particle et {אֶת | ʾet} marks both aviyv {אָבִיו | ’ăvîyw} ‘his father’ and immo {אִמּוֹ | ’immôw} ‘his mother’ as direct objects.
In context — Leviticus 20:9
For any man who curses his father or his mother, he shall surely be put to death; he has cursed his father or his mother; his blood is upon him .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 20:9:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Leviticus 20:9, so the Hebrew word אֶת־אָבִ֛יו (etaviv) 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.20.9.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.20.9.W5.S1) and character.