1 Kings 18:1:31 Kgs.18.1.W3TAB
רַבִּ֔ים
rabim
“many”
- Transliteration
- ra-BIM
- Extended
- rah-BEEM
- IPA
- /rabˈbiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- many
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ra-BIM
- phraseyour reading level
ya-MIM ra-BIM
- clause
va-ye-HI ya-MIM ra-BIM u-de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH ha-YA el-e-LI-ya-hu ba-sha-NA ha-she-li-SHIT le-MOR
- sentence
va-ye-HI ya-MIM ra-BIM u-de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH ha-YA el-e-LI-ya-hu ba-sha-NA ha-she-li-SHIT le-MOR LEKH he-ra-E el-a-KHA-v ve-et-NA ma-TAR al-pe-NE ha-a-da-MA
Exegesis
The temporal phrase yamim rabbim {יָמִים רַבִּים | yāmîm rabbîm} ‘many days’ indicates a lengthy interval.
In context — 1 Kings 18:1
And after many days, in the third year, the word of the LORD came to Elijah, saying, “Go, present yourself to Ahab, and I will give rain upon the surface of the land.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Kings 18:1, so the Hebrew word רַבִּ֔ים (rabim) 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 Kgs.18.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.1.W3.S1) and character.