אֲבִי/הֶ֔ם

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-'.

H1

Genesis 43:2 · Word #12

Lexicon H1

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

Morphological NotesCommon masculine singular noun in construct (אֲבִי־) + 3mp suffix (־הֶם), indicating possession: "their."
Rendering RationaleThe 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.

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

Words from Root אב (fatherhood, progenitor, ancestor, originator, chief)

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