Daniel 12:10:4Dan.12.10.W4TAB
רַבִּ֔ים
rabim
“many”
- Transliteration
- ra-BIM
- Extended
- rah-BEEM
- IPA
- /rabˈbiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- many
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
ra-BIM
- clause
yit-ba-ra-RU ve-yit-lab-NU ve-yits-tsar-FU ra-BIM ve-hir-shi-U re-sha-IM ve-LO ya-vi-NU KAL-re-sha-IM
- sentence
yit-ba-ra-RU ve-yit-lab-NU ve-yits-tsar-FU ra-BIM ve-hir-shi-U re-sha-IM ve-LO ya-vi-NU KAL-re-sha-IM ve-ham-mas-ki-LIM ya-vi-NU
Exegesis
The verse begins with a series of intensive passive and iterative actions expressed by hitpael and niphal imperfect verbs, yitbararu {יִ֠תְבָּֽרֲרוּ | yiṯbārărû} ‘shall be purified’, ve-yitlabnu {וְיִֽתְלַבְּנוּ | wə-yiṯlabnû} ‘shall be made white’, and ve-yitsarfu {וְיִצָּֽרְפוּ֙ | wə-yitṣārpû} ‘shall be refined’, delineating a progressive process applying to rabbim {רַבִּ֔ים | rab-bîm} ‘many’.
In context — Daniel 12:10
Many shall be purified , made white, and refined; but the wicked shall practice wickedness, and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand .
About this coordinate
Daniel 12:10:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Daniel 12:10, so the Hebrew word רַבִּ֔ים (rabim) 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.12.10.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.12.10.W4.S1) and character.