2 Chronicles 15:3:22 Chr.15.3.W2TAB
רַבִּ֖ים
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
ve-ya-MIM ra-BIM
- clause
ve-ya-MIM ra-BIM le-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
ve-ya-MIM ra-BIM le-yis-ra-EL le-LO e-lo-HEI e-MET u-le-LO ko-HEN mo-RE u-le-LO to-RA
Exegesis
The verse begins with veyamim rabbim {וְיָמִ֥ים רַבִּ֖ים | wə-yā-mîm rabbîm} ‘extended duration’, foregrounding the prolonged nature of Israel’s condition.
Root and etymology
ר־ב־בr-b-b
“to be many”
In context — 2 Chronicles 15:3
And for many days Israel was without the true God , and without a priest who teaches , and without law.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 15:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 15:3, so the Hebrew word רַבִּ֖ים (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 2 Chr.15.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.15.3.W2.S1) and character.