וַ/אֲבוֹתַ֔/י

𐤅/𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤕/𐤉

vaavotay

and-my-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 32:13 · Word #6

Lexicon H1

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

Morphology HC/Ncmpc/Sp1cs 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 H1-62

and my forefathers

Rootאב (ʾ-b)
Core Meaningsfather, progenitor, ancestor, patriarch, chief
Semantic Rangebiological father, ancestor, forefather, patriarch, clan head, originator, chief or principal figure
Conceptual Significance"Fathers" frequently denotes the patriarchal ancestors of Israel, grounding identity, covenant memory, and inherited promise in a lineage that connects present generations to the foundational acts of YHWH in the past.
Morphological NotesConjunction וַ + noun masculine common plural construct (אֲבוֹת) + 1cs pronominal suffix (־ַי) = "and my fathers." The construct form links the plural noun to the possessive suffix.
Rendering RationaleThe noun is masculine plural in construct form with a 1st person common singular suffix, indicating "my fathers," and is preceded by the conjunction וַ ("and"). "Forefathers" preserves the plural masculine sense and conveys the ancestral nuance often intended by אָב in the plural, while maintaining the personal possessive "my."

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

Words from Root אב (father, progenitor, ancestor, patriarch, chief)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
av father
H1-01 av father
avahotana our father-ancestors
H85-01 averaham Father-of-a-Multitude
H1-02 avi my father
avi father of
avi father-of
H1-03 avih her father
H1-04 aviha her father
H1-05 avihem father of them
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
H1-14 avot fathers (masculine plural; sometimes "fathers-of" in construct)
avot fathers
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
H1-63 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