אָב֗וֹת

𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤕

avot

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

2 Chronicles 25:5 · Word #7

Lexicon H1

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

Morphology HNcmpa 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 a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H1-14

fathers (masculine plural; sometimes "fathers-of" in construct)

Morphological NotesNoun, common masculine plural (absolute: HNcmpa; construct: HNcmpc). The construct form links the noun to a following genitive ("fathers of..."). Derived from the primitive noun אָב.
Rendering RationaleThe form אָבוֹת is the masculine plural of אָב ("father"). Rendering it as "fathers" preserves both the biological and ancestral sense inherent in the root אב, which conveys origin and source. Where the morphology is construct (HNcmpc), the sense "fathers-of" reflects the bound relationship indicated by the construct state.

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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root אב (fatherhood, origin, source, ancestor, chief, patron)

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