Exodus 16:17:5Exod.16.17.W5TAB
הַמַּרְבֶּ֖ה
hamarbeh
“the one who gathered much”
- Transliteration
- ha-mar-BEH
- Extended
- hah-mar-BEH
- IPA
- /ham.marˈbɛ/
Meaning by language
- English
- the one who gathered much
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-mar-BEH
- clause
va-yil-ke-TU ha-mar-BEH ve-ha-mam-EET
- sentence
va-ya-a-soo-KHEN be-NEI yis-ra-EL va-yil-ke-TU ha-mar-BEH ve-ha-mam-EET
Exegesis
The substantival participles hamarbeh {הַמַּרְבֶּה | ham-mar-béh} “the one gathering much” and vehamamit {וְהַמַּמְעִיט | wə-ham-mam-ʿîṭ} “and the one gathering little” establish a distributive contrast that anticipates the equalization in the next verse. In English, the wayyiqtol forms are rendered in simple past to preserve narrative flow, while participles are retained in present tense to convey ongoing activity.
Root and etymology
r-b-hresh–beth–he
“to be many, become great”
In context — Exodus 16:17
The sons of Israel complied with the command, gathering as directed—some gathering abundantly and some gathering little.
About this coordinate
Exodus 16:17:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Exodus 16:17, so the Hebrew word הַמַּרְבֶּ֖ה (hamarbeh) 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 Exod.16.17.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.17.W5.S1) and character.