אֲבוֹתָ/ם֩

𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤕/𐤌

avotam

their 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

Judges 21:22 · Word #4

Lexicon H1

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

Morphology HNcmpc/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 p — Plural — Plural
State c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

SIBI-P1 H1-15

their fathers

Rootאב (ʾ-b)
Core Meaningsfather, progenitor, ancestor, source, chief, patron
Semantic Rangebiological father, forefather, ancestor, clan head, tribal founder, patron, source or originator
Conceptual Significance"Fathers" frequently denotes ancestral lineage and covenant continuity in the Hebrew Bible, linking present generations to the patriarchs and emphasizing inherited promises, identity, and communal memory.
Morphological NotesCommon masculine plural noun in construct form (אֲבוֹת/אֲבֹת) + 3mp suffix (־ָם), literally "fathers of them." Root: אָב.
Rendering RationaleThe form is a masculine plural construct noun ("fathers of") with a 3rd person masculine plural pronominal suffix, yielding "their fathers." The rendering preserves the plural masculine sense of אָב and reflects the possessive relationship indicated by the suffix.

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

Words from Root אב (father, progenitor, ancestor, source, 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