Exodus 2:23:3Exod.2.23.W3TAB
הָרַבִּ֜ים
harabim
“many”
- Transliteration
- ha-ra-BIM
- Extended
- hah-rah-BEEM
- IPA
- /haː.raˈbiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- many
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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 |
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Word in context
- word
ha-ra-BIM
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-HI va-ya-MIM ha-ra-BIM
- clause
va-ye-HI va-ya-MIM ha-ra-BIM ha-HEM va-ya-MAT ME-lekh mits-RA-yim va-ye-an-KHU ve-nei-yis-ra-EL min-ha-a-vo-DA va-yiz-a-KU
- sentence
va-ye-HI va-ya-MIM ha-ra-BIM ha-HEM va-ya-MAT ME-lekh mits-RA-yim va-ye-an-KHU ve-nei-yis-ra-EL min-ha-a-vo-DA va-yiz-a-KU va-ta-AL sha-va-TAM el-ha-e-lo-HIM min-ha-a-vo-DA
Exegesis
The locative bayyāmîm harabbîm hāhēm {בַיָּמִים הָרַבִּים הָהֵם | bā-yā-mîm hārabbîm hā-hēm} ‘in those many days’ emphasizes the prolonged oppression.
In context — Exodus 2:23
After many days the king of Egypt died. The sons of Israel groaned under the labor and cried out, and their cry for help rose up to God from the labor.
About this coordinate
Exodus 2:23:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 2:23, so the Hebrew word הָרַבִּ֜ים (harabim) 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.2.23.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.2.23.W3.S1) and character.