2 Chronicles 24:27:32 Chr.24.27.W3TAB
יִ֧רֶ֞ב
yirev
“he contended or he disputed”
- Transliteration
- yi-REV
- Extended
- yih-REV
- IPA
- /jiˈrɛv/
Meaning by language
- English
- he contended or he disputed
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yi-REV
- phraseyour reading level
ve-RAV yi-REV
- clause
u-va-NA-v ve-RAV yi-REV ha-mas-SA a-LAV vi-SOD BET ha-e-lo-HIM hi-NAM ke-tu-VIM al-mid-RASH SE-fer ha-me-la-KHIM
- sentence
u-va-NA-v ve-RAV yi-REV ha-mas-SA a-LAV vi-SOD BET ha-e-lo-HIM hi-NAM ke-tu-VIM al-mid-RASH SE-fer ha-me-la-KHIM va-yim-LOKH a-mats-ya-HU ve-NO takh-TAV
Exegesis
The verse opens with the conjunctive phrase ubanav {וּבָנָ֞יו | ū-bā-nā-w} “and his sons,” which, together with the doublet verov yirev {וְרֹב יִ֧רֶ֞ב | wə-rō-ḇ yî-rɛḇ} “and abundance increases,” frames a summary of his reign.
Root and etymology
r-b-bresh–bet–bet
“many, great”
In context — 2 Chronicles 24:27
Now concerning his sons, the many burdens upon him, and the restoration of the house of God , behold, they are written in the commentary of the book of the kings; and Amaziah his son reigned in his place.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 24:27:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Chronicles 24:27, so the Hebrew word יִ֧רֶ֞ב (yirev) 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.24.27.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.24.27.W3.S1) and character.