1 Chronicles 20:1:171 Chr.20.1.W17TAB
אֶת־רַבָּ֔ה
etraba
“Rabbah”
- Transliteration
- et-ra-BA
- Extended
- eht-rah-BAA
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.rabˈbaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Rabbah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
et-ra-BA
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-TSAR et-ra-BA
- clause
va-ye-HI le-ET te-shu-VAT ha-sha-NA le-ET TSET ha-me-la-KHIM va-yin-HAG yo-AV et-KHEL ha-tsa-VA va-yash-KHET et-E-rets be-NE-a-MON va-ya-VO va-ya-TSAR et-ra-BA ve-da-VID yo-SHEV bi-ru-sha-LIM
- sentence
va-ye-HI le-ET te-shu-VAT ha-sha-NA le-ET TSET ha-me-la-KHIM va-yin-HAG yo-AV et-KHEL ha-tsa-VA va-yash-KHET et-E-rets be-NE-a-MON va-ya-VO va-ya-TSAR et-ra-BA ve-da-VID yo-SHEV bi-ru-sha-LIM va-YAKH yo-AV et-ra-BA va-ye-HER-se-ha
Exegesis
The object marking with ʾeṯ {אֶת | ʾeṯ} repeatedly highlights the targets of attack (the army’s force, the land, Rabbah).
In context — 1 Chronicles 20:1
And it happened, at the time of the returning of the year, at the time of the going out of the kings, that Joab led the force of the army and devastated the land of the sons of Ammon. Then he came and besieged Rabbah . But David was staying in Jerusalem. And Joab struck Rabbah and overthrew it.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 20:1:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of 1 Chronicles 20:1, so the Hebrew word אֶת־רַבָּ֔ה (etraba) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Chr.20.1.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.20.1.W17.S1) and character.