Proverbs 23:24:5Prov.23.24.W5TAB
אֲבִ֣י
avi
“father of”
- Transliteration
- a-VI
- Extended
- ah-VEE
- IPA
- /ʔăˈviː/
Meaning by language
- English
- father of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-VI
- clause
GOL GIL ya-GOL ya-GIL a-VI tsa-DIK
- sentence
GOL GIL ya-GOL ya-GIL a-VI tsa-DIK yo-LED ve-yo-LED kha-KHAM ve-yis-MAKH-yis-MAKH-BO
Exegesis
The construct chain avi tsaddiq {אֲבִ֣י צַדִּ֑יק | ’ăvî ṣaddîq} conveys ‘father of a righteous one.’
Root and etymology
א־ב
“father, ancestor”
In context — Proverbs 23:24
The father of a righteous one will rejoice greatly, and he who begets a wise one will rejoice in him.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 23:24:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 23:24, so the Hebrew word אֲבִ֣י (avi) 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.23.24.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.23.24.W5.S1) and character.