1 Chronicles 20:2:181 Chr.20.2.W18TAB
הַרְבֵּ֥ה
harbe
“much”
- Transliteration
- har-BE
- Extended
- hahr-BEH
- IPA
- /harˈbeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- much
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
har-BE
- phraseyour reading level
har-BE me-OD
- clause
u-she-LAL ha-IR ho-TSI har-BE me-OD
- sentence
va-yik-KAKH da-VID et-a-te-RET-mal-KAM me-AL ro-SHO va-yim-tsa-A mish-KAL kik-KAR-za-HAV u-VA E-ven ye-ka-RA va-te-HI al-ROSH da-VID u-she-LAL ha-IR ho-TSI har-BE me-OD
Exegesis
Finally, the Hiphil perfect hōṣî’ harbêh mē’ōḏ {הוֹצִיא הַרְבֵּה מְאֹד | hōṣî’ harbêh mē’ōḏ} ‘he brought out a great quantity of plunder’ conveys the extent of the spoil through cumulative emphasis.
Root and etymology
ר־ב־ה
“much, many”
In context — 1 Chronicles 20:2
And David took the crown from the head of their king, and it was found to weigh a talent of gold, and in it was a precious stone . It was set upon David’s head, and he brought out much plunder from the city.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 20:2:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of 1 Chronicles 20:2, so the Hebrew word הַרְבֵּ֥ה (harbe) 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.20.2.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.20.2.W18.S1) and character.