אֲ֠בִי/הֶם
𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤄𐤌
avihem
their father
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-'.
2 Chronicles 21:3 · Word #3
Lexicon H1
| Lemma | אָב |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤁 |
| Transliteration | ʼâb |
| Strong's | H1 |
| In-context | their father |
Morphology HNcmsc/Sp3mp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
SIBI-P1 H1-05
father of them
| Root | אב (ʾ-b) |
| Core Meanings | fatherhood, progenitor, ancestor, originator, chief |
| Semantic Range | biological father, forefather, ancestor, clan head, tribal chief, originator, patron, or source of a group |
| Conceptual Significance | The concept of "father" in the Hebrew Bible extends beyond immediate parentage to covenantal lineage, tribal identity, and authority. Identifying someone as "their father" anchors communal belonging, inheritance, and continuity within Israel’s ancestral and covenantal framework. |
| Morphological Notes | Common masculine singular noun in construct (אֲבִי־) + 3mp suffix (־הֶם), indicating possession: "their." |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun אָב (ʾâb) denotes a father or progenitor. The form אֲבִי־הֶם is masculine singular in construct state with a 3rd person masculine plural pronominal suffix, literally "father of them," preserving both the singular masculine noun and the plural possessive sense. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root אב (fatherhood, progenitor, ancestor, originator, chief)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H1-01 |
av | father |
|
av | father |
|
avahotana | our father-ancestors |
H85-01 |
averaham | Father-of-a-Multitude |
|
avi | father-of |
H1-02 |
avi | my father |
|
avi | father of |
H1-03 |
avih | her father |
H1-04 |
aviha | her father |
H1-06 |
avihen | the father of them |
H1-07 |
avihu | his father |
|
avihu | My-Father-is-He |
H1-08 |
avikha | your father |
H1-09 |
avikhe | your father (feminine singular) |
H1-10 |
avikhem | your father |
H1-11 |
avikhen | your (feminine plural) father |
H39-01 |
avimael | My-Father-is-Mael |
H1-12 |
avinu | our father |
H1-13 |
aviv | his father |
|
aviv | his father |
H29-02 |
aviyahu | My-Father-is-Yah |
|
avot | fathers |
|
avot | fathers (masculine plural; sometimes “fathers of” in construct) |
H1-14 |
avot | fathers (masculine plural; sometimes "fathers-of" in construct) |
H1-15 |
avotam | their fathers |
H1-16 |
avotay | my ancestral fathers |
H1-17 |
avotayv | his father-ancestors |
H1-18 |
avotekhem | your fathers |
H1-19 |
avoteyhem | their fathers |
H1-20 |
avoteykha | your fathers |
H1-21 |
avoteykhem | your fathers |
H1-22 |
avoteynu | our father-ancestors |
H2-01 |
avuhi | his father |
H2-02 |
avukhe | your father |
H1-23 |
baavoteykha | upon your father-ancestors |
H1-24 |
baavoteykhem | in your fathers |
H1-25 |
haav | the father |
H1-26 |
haavot | the fathers |
|
inebeh | its fresh-fruit |
H1-27 |
kaavotam | like their father-ancestors |
H1-28 |
kaavoteykhem | like your fathers |
H1-29 |
khaavoteykhem | like your father-ancestors |
H1-30 |
kheav | as a father |
H1-31 |
kheaviv | like his father |
H1-32 |
laavi | to the father of |
H1-33 |
laavihem | to their father |
H29-03 |
laaviyah | to Abiyah ("My Father is Yah") |
H1-34 |
laavotam | to their fathers |
H1-35 |
laavotayv | to his fathers |
H1-36 |
laavoteyhem | to their fathers |
H1-37 |
laavoteykha | to your father-ancestors |
H1-38 |
laavoteykhem | to your fathers |
H1-39 |
laavoteynu | to our father-ancestors |
H1-40 |
leav | to a father |
H1-41 |
leavi | to my father |
H1-42 |
leaviha | to her father |
H1-43 |
leavikha | to your father |
H1-44 |
leavinu | to our father |
H1-45 |
leaviv | to his father |
H1-46 |
leavot | to fathers |
H4124-02 |
lemoav | to Moab ("From-Father") |
H1-47 |
meavihen | from their father |
H1-48 |
meavikha | from your father |
H1-49 |
meavikhe | from your father (addressing you, woman) |
H1-50 |
meavinu | from our father |
H1-51 |
meavotam | from their father-ancestors |
H1-52 |
meavotay | from my father-ancestors |
H1-53 |
meavoteykha | from your fathers |
H1-54 |
meavoteykhem | from your fathers |
H4124-03 |
moav | From-Father |
|
moav | From-Father (Moab) |
H1-55 |
ukheav | and as a father |
H1-56 |
uleaviv | and to his father |
H4124-05 |
umimoav | and from Moab ("From-Father") |
H4124-06 |
umoav | and From-Father (Moab) |
H1-57 |
uvaavoteykhem | and in your fathers |
H4124-07 |
uvemoav | and in Moab (From-Father) |
H1-58 |
vaavihem | and their father |
H30-01 |
vaavihu | and Father-of-Him |
H1-59 |
vaavikhen | and your father (of you women) |
H29-04 |
vaaviyah | And My-Father-is-Yah |
H1-60 |
vaavot | and fathers of |
H1-61 |
vaavotam | and their fathers |
H1-62 |
vaavotay | and my forefathers |
H1-63 |
vaavoteyhem | and their fathers |
H1-64 |
vaavoteykha | and your father-ancestors |
H1-65 |
vaavoteykhem | and your fathers |
H1-66 |
vaavoteynu | and our fathers |
H1-67 |
veavi | and my father |
H1-68 |
veaviha | and her father |
H1-69 |
veavikha | and your father |
H1-70 |
veaviv | and his father |
H1-71 |
vehaavot | and the father-ancestors |
H4-01 |
veinebeh | and its fruit |
H1-72 |
velaavoteyhem | and to their fathers |
H1-73 |
velaavoteykha | and to your father-ancestors |
H1-74 |
velaavoteykhem | and to your fathers |
H1-75 |
velaavoteynu | and to our father-ancestors |
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 |