1 Samuel 18:7:101 Sam.18.7.W10TAB
בְּרִבְבֹתָֽיו׃
berivvotav
“in his ten-thousands”
- Transliteration
- be-riv-vo-TAV
- Extended
- beh-rihv-voh-TAAV
- IPA
- /bəriv.vɔːˈtaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- in his ten-thousands
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-riv-vo-TAV
- clause
hi-KA sha-UL ve-al-FO ba-a-la-FAV ve-da-VID be-riv-vo-TAV
- sentence
va-ta-a-ne-NA ha-na-SHIM ha-me-sa-kha-KOT va-to-MAR-na hi-KA sha-UL ve-al-FO ba-a-la-FAV ve-da-VID be-riv-vo-TAV
Exegesis
The Hiphil perfect hikkah {הִכָּה | hikkāh} ‘he struck’ and the prepositional phrases bealafav {בַּאֲלָפָיו | baʾălāpāyv} ‘in his thousands’ and berivvotav {בְּרִבְבֹתָיו | bəriḇbōṯāv} ‘in his ten-thousands’ form a parallelism contrasting Saul’s and David’s military achievements. English word order is adjusted for clarity while preserving the poetic balance and highlighting David’s superior feat.
Root and etymology
“house, daughter”
In context — 1 Samuel 18:7
And the women who played answered and said, “Saul has struck down his thousands, and David his tens of thousands.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 18:7:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Samuel 18:7, so the Hebrew word בְּרִבְבֹתָֽיו׃ (berivvotav) 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.18.7.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.7.W10.S1) and character.