לְ/אָבִ֥י/ו

𐤋/𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤅

leaviv

for his 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

Leviticus 21:11 · Word #7

Lexicon H1

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

Morphology HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms 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 H1-59

to his father

Rootאב (ʾ-b)
Core Meaningsfatherhood, ancestry, origin, source, headship
Semantic Rangebiological father, forefather, ancestor, clan head, originator, patron, chief or leader
Conceptual Significanceאָב expresses not only immediate paternity but covenantal lineage, authority, and source identity within Israel. Reference to "his father" often signals inheritance, tribal continuity, and the transmission of blessing, land, and covenantal promises through patriarchal lines.
Morphological NotesNoun common masculine singular in construct form (אָבִי) with 3ms pronominal suffix (־ו = "his"), preceded by the preposition לְ ("to, for").
Rendering RationaleThe noun אָב (ʾâb) means "father" in both literal and extended senses (ancestor, patriarch, chief). The form is masculine singular with a 3rd person masculine singular pronominal suffix ("his"), and the prefixed לְ indicates direction or relation ("to"). Thus "to his father" accurately preserves the root meaning and the grammatical features.

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

Words from Root אב (fatherhood, ancestry, origin, source, headship)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H1-01 av father
H1-02 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