Deuteronomy 20:1:7Deut.20.1.W7TAB
עַ֚ם רַ֣ב
amrav
“a people numerous”
- Transliteration
- am-RAV
- Extended
- ahm-RAHV
- IPA
- /ʕam ˈrav/
Meaning by language
- English
- a people numerous
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| 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
am-RAV
- clause
kee-te-TSE la-mil-kha-MA al-oy-ve-KHA ve-ra-I-ta SUS va-RE-khev am-RAV mim-KHA lo ti-RA me-HEM
- sentence
kee-te-TSE la-mil-kha-MA al-oy-ve-KHA ve-ra-I-ta SUS va-RE-khev am-RAV mim-KHA lo ti-RA me-HEM kee-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha im-MAKH ha-ma-al-KHA me-E-retz mits-RA-yim
Exegesis
A vav-consecutive perfect vera’ita {וְרָאִיתָ | wə-rā-’î-tā} ‘and you saw’ coordinates sus {ס֤וּס | sûs} ‘horse’ and va-rekhev {וָרֶ֙כֶב֙ | wə-re-ḵeḇ} ‘chariot’ with the construct ’am rav mimekha {עַם רַב מִמְּךָ | ’am rav mim-mə-kā} ‘a people more numerous than you,’ creating an accumulative list that heightens the perceived threat.
Root and etymology
ʿ-mʿ-m
“people, nation”
In context — Deuteronomy 20:1
When you go out to fight against your enemies and you see horses and chariots and a force larger than you, you must not fear them, for the LORD your God is with you—He is the One who brought you up from the land of Egypt.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 20:1:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Deuteronomy 20:1, so the Hebrew word עַ֚ם רַ֣ב (amrav) 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 Deut.20.1.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.20.1.W7.S1) and character.