2 Chronicles 17:13:22 Chr.17.13.W2TAB
רַבָּ֛ה
raba
“great”
- Transliteration
- ra-BA
- Extended
- rah-BAA
- IPA
- /rabˈbaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- great
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ra-BA
- phraseyour reading level
u-me-la-KHA ra-BA
- clause
u-me-la-KHA ra-BA ha-YA LO be-a-RE ye-hu-DA
- sentence
u-me-la-KHA ra-BA ha-YA LO be-a-RE ye-hu-DA ve-an-SHE mil-kha-MA gi-bo-RE KHA-yil bi-ru-sha-LA-yim
Exegesis
The verse begins with a vav conjunction and noun umelekhah {וּמְלָאכָ֥ה | u·mə·lā·ḵā} ‘work/resources’, followed by rabbah hayah lo {רַבָּה הָיָה לוֹ | ra·bbāh hā·yāh lō} forming a nominal clause expressing possession of substantial resources.
Root and etymology
consonantsresh–bet–bet
“to be many, increase”
In context — 2 Chronicles 17:13
And he had great stores in the cities of Judah, and warriors , mighty men of valor were in Jerusalem.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 17:13:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 17:13, so the Hebrew word רַבָּ֛ה (raba) 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.17.13.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.17.13.W2.S1) and character.