1 Samuel 14:6:201 Sam.14.6.W20TAB
בְּרַ֖ב
berav
“by many”
- Transliteration
- be-RAV
- Extended
- beh-RAHV
- IPA
- /bəˈrav/
Meaning by language
- English
- by many
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
be-RAV
- phraseyour reading level
le-ho-shi-A be-RAV
- clause
KI EN la-ye-ho-VAH ma-e-TSOR le-ho-shi-A be-RAV O vim-e-AT
- sentence
va-yo-MER ye-ho-na-TAN el-ha-NA-ar no-SE ke-LAV le-KHA ve-na-ve-RA el-mat-TSAV ha-a-re-LIM ha-E-le u-LAI ya-a-SE ye-ho-VAH LA-nu KI EN la-ye-ho-VAH ma-e-TSOR le-ho-shi-A be-RAV O vim-e-AT
Exegesis
The infinitive lə-hōšîaʿ {לְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַ | lə-hōšîaʿ} ‘to save’ indicates purpose, and the parallelism bimʿāṭ bə-rāḇ ʾō {בִמְעָֽט בְּרַ֖ב א֥וֹ | bimʿāṭ bə-rāḇ ʾō} ‘by few or by many’ underlines universality of divine deliverance. English word order follows the progression from command to hesitant hope to confident assurance.
In context — 1 Samuel 14:6
And Jonathan said to the young man bearing his armor, “Come, let us cross over to the outpost of these uncircumcised men. Perhaps the LORD will work for us, for no restraint can prevent Him from saving by many or by few.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:6:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of 1 Samuel 14:6, so the Hebrew word בְּרַ֖ב (berav) 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 Sam.14.6.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.6.W20.S1) and character.