2 Samuel 23:20:52 Sam.23.20.W5TAB
רַב־פְּעָלִ֖ים
ravpealim
“great of deeds”
- Transliteration
- rav-pe-a-LIM
- Extended
- rahv-peh-ah-LEEM
- IPA
- /rav.pəʕaːˈliːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- great of deeds
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 | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
rav-pe-a-LIM
- clause
u-ve-na-YA-hu ben-ye-ho-ya-DA ben-ISH-khai kha-YIL rav-pe-a-LIM mik-kav-tse-EL
- sentence
u-ve-na-YA-hu ben-ye-ho-ya-DA ben-ISH-khai kha-YIL rav-pe-a-LIM mik-kav-tse-EL HU hi-KA ET she-NEI a-ri-EL mo-AV ve-HU ya-RAD ve-hi-KA et-ha-a-ri-YA ha-a-RI be-TOKH ha-BO-ar be-YOM ha-sha-LEG
Exegesis
The honorific title rav-pealim {רַב־פְּעָלִ֖ים | rav-pəʿālîm} ‘great of deeds’ highlights Benaiah’s reputation.
Root and etymology
p-ʿ-l
“deed, action”
In context — 2 Samuel 23:20
And Benaiah son of Jehoiada, son of a man renowned for valor, performed great deeds in Kabzeel and struck down the two Ariel of Moab, and he also went down and struck the lion in the midst of the pit on a snowy day.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 23:20:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Samuel 23:20, so the Hebrew word רַב־פְּעָלִ֖ים (ravpealim) 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.23.20.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.23.20.W5.S1) and character.