Proverbs 6:20:4Prov.6.20.W4TAB
אָבִ֑יךָ
avikha
“your father”
- Transliteration
- a-VI-kha
- Extended
- aa-VEE-khah
- IPA
- /ʔaːˈviːxɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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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Word in context
- word
a-VI-kha
- clause
ne-TSOR be-NI mits-VAHT a-VI-kha
- sentence
ne-TSOR be-NI mits-VAHT a-VI-kha ve-AL-ti-TOSH to-RAT i-ME-kha
Exegesis
The construct chain mitzvat avikha {מִצְוַת אָבִיךָ | mits-vāth ʾā-vî-ḵā} ‘commandment of your father’ expresses paternal possession.
In context — Proverbs 6:20
My son, keep the commandment of your father, and do not forsake the instruction of your mother.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 6:20:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 6:20, 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.6.20.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.6.20.W4.S1) and character.