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

Result
אֲ + בִ֣י
a + vi
avi

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Hateph Patachreduced 'ah'
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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Word in context

  1. word

    a-VI

  2. clause

    GOL GIL ya-GOL ya-GIL a-VI tsa-DIK

  3. 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 contextProverbs 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.