Daniel 2:48:4Dan.2.48.W4TAB
רַבִּ֗י
rabi
“great”
- Transliteration
- ra-BI
- Extended
- rah-BEE
- IPA
- /rabˈbiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- great
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ra-BI
- phraseyour reading level
le-da-ni-EL ra-BI
- clause
e-DA-yin mal-KA le-da-ni-EL ra-BI u-mat-te-NAN rav-re-VAN sa-gi-AN ye-hav-LE ve-hash-le-TE AL kol-me-di-NAT ba-VEL
- sentence
e-DA-yin mal-KA le-da-ni-EL ra-BI u-mat-te-NAN rav-re-VAN sa-gi-AN ye-hav-LE ve-hash-le-TE AL kol-me-di-NAT ba-VEL ve-rav-sig-NIN AL kol-kha-khi-ME va-VEL
Exegesis
The subject malka {מַלְכָּ֜א | malkā} precedes the indirect-object phrase leDaniyyel {לְדָנִיֵּ֣אל | lə-ḏāniyyēl}, after which the Pael verb rabbi {רַבִּ֗י | rabbî} ‘he made great’ functions as the first main predicate, presenting public elevation.
Root and etymology
ר–ב–בresh–bet–bet
“great, chief”
In context — Daniel 2:48
Then the king made Daniel great and gave him many great gifts, and he made him ruler over the entire province of Babylon, and chief prefect over all the wise men of Babylon.
About this coordinate
Daniel 2:48:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Daniel 2:48, so the Hebrew word רַבִּ֗י (rabi) 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.2.48.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.48.W4.S1) and character.