2 Chronicles 16:8:92 Chr.16.8.W9TAB
לְהַרְבֵּ֣ה
leharbe
“to increase or very many”
- Transliteration
- le-har-BE
- Extended
- leh-hahr-BEH
- IPA
- /ləharˈbɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to increase or very many
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
le-har-BE
- phraseyour reading level
le-har-BE me-OD
- clause
ha-LO ha-KU-shim ve-hal-LU-vim ha-YU le-KHA-yil la-ROV le-RE-khev u-le-fa-ra-SHIM le-har-BE me-OD
- sentence
ha-LO ha-KU-shim ve-hal-LU-vim ha-YU le-KHA-yil la-ROV le-RE-khev u-le-fa-ra-SHIM le-har-BE me-OD u-ve-hish-sha-EN-kha al-ye-ho-VAH ne-ta-NAM be-ya-DE-kha
Exegesis
The Hiphil infinitive construct leharbeh meod {לְהַרְבֵּה מְאֹד | lə-har-bêh mə-ʾōd} underscores their great multiplication.
In context — 2 Chronicles 16:8
Was it not the Cushites and the Lubim who formed a vast army , with a great multitude of chariots and horsemen beyond measure? Yet when you relied upon the LORD , He gave them into your hand.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 16:8:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Chronicles 16:8, so the Hebrew word לְהַרְבֵּ֣ה (leharbe) 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.16.8.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.16.8.W9.S1) and character.