Proverbs 1:8:4Prov.1.8.W4TAB
אָבִ֑יךָ
avikha
“of your father”
- Transliteration
- a-VI-kha
- Extended
- aa-VIH-khaa
- IPA
- /ʔaːˈviː.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of 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-VI-kha
- clause
she-MA be-NI mu-SAR a-VI-kha
- sentence
she-MA be-NI mu-SAR a-VI-kha ve-AL-ti-TOSH to-RAT i-ME-kha
Exegesis
The construct musar avikha {מוּסַר אָבִיךָ | mû·sār ʾā·ḇî·ḵā} ‘instruction of your father’ balances with torat immekha {תּוֹרַת אִמֶּךָ | tō·raṯ ʾim·mê·ḵā} ‘teaching of your mother,’ highlighting paternal and maternal roles.
In context — Proverbs 1:8
Listen, my son, to the instruction of your father, and do not forsake the teaching of your mother.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 1:8:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 1:8, so the Hebrew word אָבִ֑יךָ (avikha) 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 Prov.1.8.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.1.8.W4.S1) and character.