Daniel 11:3:6Dan.11.3.W6TAB
רַ֔ב
rav
“great”
- Transliteration
- RAV
- Extended
- RAHV
- IPA
- /ˈrav/
Meaning by language
- English
- great
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
- phraseyour reading level
mim-SHAL RAV
- clause
u-ma-SHAL mim-SHAL RAV ve-a-SA kir-tso-NO
- sentence
ve-a-MAD ME-lekh gi-BOR u-ma-SHAL mim-SHAL RAV ve-a-SA kir-tso-NO
Exegesis
The subsequent verb phrase umashal mimshal rav {וּמָשַׁל מִמְשָׁל רַב | û-mā-šal mim-šāl rav} ‘he shall rule with great dominion’ uses a verb plus noun–adjective construct to express scope of authority.
Root and etymology
Rootresh–bet
“great, many”
In context — Daniel 11:3
And a mighty king shall arise, and he shall rule with great dominion and do according to his will.
About this coordinate
Daniel 11:3:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Daniel 11:3, so the Hebrew word רַ֔ב (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.11.3.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.11.3.W6.S1) and character.