2 Samuel 22:44:22 Sam.22.44.W2TAB
מֵרִיבֵ֖י
merive
“from the strivings of”
- Transliteration
- me-ri-VE
- Extended
- mee-ri-VEE
- IPA
- /meːriˈveː/
Meaning by language
- English
- from the strivings of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
me-ri-VE
- clause
va-te-fal-TE-ni me-ri-VE a-MI
- sentence
va-te-fal-TE-ni me-ri-VE a-MI ti-she-me-RE-ni le-ROSH go-YIM AM lo-YA-da-TE ya-a-ve-DU-ni
Exegesis
The construct chain merivei ammi {מֵרִיבֵי עַמִּי | mēriḇēy ʿammî} ‘quarrelers of my people’ presents an internal adversarial relationship.
Root and etymology
Rootresh–yod–bet
“quarrel, dispute”
In context — 2 Samuel 22:44
You delivered me from the quarrelers of my people; You kept me as head over nations. A people I did not know now serves me.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 22:44:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Samuel 22:44, so the Hebrew word מֵרִיבֵ֖י (merive) 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 Sam.22.44.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.22.44.W2.S1) and character.