Daniel 11:13:6Dan.11.13.W6TAB
רַ֖ב
rav
“greater”
- Transliteration
- RAV
- Extended
- RAHV
- IPA
- /ˈrav/
Meaning by language
- English
- greater
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
RAV
- clause
ve-SHAV ME-lekh ha-tsa-FON veh-heh-eh-MEED ha-MON RAV min-ha-ri-SHON
- sentence
ve-SHAV ME-lekh ha-tsa-FON veh-heh-eh-MEED ha-MON RAV min-ha-ri-SHON u-le-KETS ha-i-TIM sha-NEEM ya-VO VO be-KHA-yil ga-DOL u-vir-KHUSH RAV
Exegesis
Finally, the prepositional phrases be-ḥayil gādol {בְּחַיִל גָּדוֹל | bə-ḥayil gā-ḏōl} ‘with a great army’ and u-vir-ḵūš rav {וּבִרְכּ֥וּשׁ רָב | û-ḇir-ḵūš rav} ‘and with much wealth’ enumerate the compound resources for the campaign. The English rendition preserves these Hebrew structures through coordinated clauses, comparative focus, and temporal connectors.
Root and etymology
Rootresh–bet
“great, many”
In context — Daniel 11:13
The king of the north will return and raise a multitude greater than before, and at the end of the appointed times he will come with a great army and with great riches .
About this coordinate
Daniel 11:13:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Daniel 11:13, so the Hebrew word רַ֖ב (rav) 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 Dan.11.13.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.11.13.W6.S1) and character.