אֲבֹתֵ֔י/נוּ

𐤀𐤁𐤕𐤉/𐤍𐤅

avoteynu

our fathers

a primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application; chief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.

H1

1 Kings 8:21 · Word #12

Lexicon H1

Lemmaאָב
Lemma (Paleo)𐤀𐤁
Transliterationʼâb
Strong'sH1
In-contextour fathers

Morphology HNcmpc/Sp1cp All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number p — Plural — Plural
State c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

SIBI-P1 H1-22

our father-ancestors

Morphological NotesCommon masculine plural noun in construct (אֲבוֹתֵי) + 1cp pronominal suffix (נוּ) = "our." The base singular is אָב (father).
Rendering RationaleThe noun is masculine plural in construct form with a 1st person common plural suffix, literally "fathers of us." Rendering it as "our father-ancestors" preserves the masculine plural form and highlights the root sense of אָב as progenitor and familial head, not merely biological fathers but ancestral forebears.

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Words from Root אב (father, progenitor, ancestor, household head, originator)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H5645-01 av father
H1-01 av father
H2-01 avahatakhe your fathers

Word Usage (1213 occurrences of H1)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 2:24 אָבִ֖י/ו aviv his father
Genesis 4:20 אֲבִ֕י avi father of
Genesis 4:21 אֲבִ֕י avi father