אָבִֽי/נוּ

𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤍𐤅

Av

of our father

Male ancestor; in primary sense, a biological or adoptive male parent. Extends to forebear or distant ancestor—collectively understood as 'fathers' in reference to previous generations. Also used for male head of a family or clan, founder or originator of a profession or tradition. Can denote a respected elder or principal figure of a group. In certain idiomatic uses, represents the origin or source of something (e.g., 'father of violence'). By extension, may refer to God as the ultimate source or progenitor, though this is less frequent in Biblical Hebrew than in later traditions.

H1

Numbers 27:4 · Word #16

Lexicon H1

Lemmaאָב
Lemma (Paleo)𐤀𐤁
TransliterationAv
Strong'sH1
DefinitionMale ancestor; in primary sense, a biological or adoptive male parent. Extends to forebear or distant ancestor—collectively understood as 'fathers' in reference to previous generations. Also used for male head of a family or clan, founder or originator of a profession or tradition. Can denote a respected elder or principal figure of a group. In certain idiomatic uses, represents the origin or source of something (e.g., 'father of violence'). By extension, may refer to God as the ultimate source or progenitor, though this is less frequent in Biblical Hebrew than in later traditions.

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

Common Translation

Phraseof our father

SIBI-P1 Translation H1-12

our father

Morphological NotesNoun, masculine singular construct + 1st person common plural suffix ("our").
Rendering RationaleThe base noun אָב means "father" in the sense of male parent, ancestor, or originating source. The singular construct form with a first person common plural suffix yields "our father," preserving both singular number and the 1cp pronominal suffix.

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