אָבִ֣י/נוּ

𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤍𐤅

avinu

our-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

Isaiah 64:7 · Word #3

Lexicon H1

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

Morphology HNcmsc/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 s — Singular — Singular
State c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

SIBI-P1 H1-12

our father

Rootאב (ʾ-b)
Core Meaningsfatherhood, source, originator, ancestor, chief
Semantic Rangebiological father, ancestor, forefather, clan founder, patriarch, originator, chief or leader, metaphorical source
Conceptual Significanceאָב functions not only for immediate parentage but for covenantal and ancestral identity. Calling someone "our father" can invoke lineage, inheritance, authority, and covenant continuity, and when used of YHWH it expresses relational origin, care, and covenantal headship.
Morphological NotesCommon masculine singular noun in construct form (אָבִי) with 1st person common plural pronominal suffix (נוּ), yielding "father of us."
Rendering RationaleThe form is a masculine singular noun in construct with a 1st person common plural suffix ("father of us"). "Our father" preserves the singular masculine head noun and the attached plural possessive, while retaining the core sense of a progenitor, source, or ancestral head inherent in the root אב.

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

Words from Root אב (fatherhood, source, originator, ancestor, 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