Exodus 23:2:8Exod.23.2.W8TAB
רַבִּ֖ים
rabim
“many”
- Transliteration
- ra-BIM
- Extended
- rah-BEEM
- IPA
- /ra.ˈbiːm/
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ra-BIM
- phraseyour reading level
a-kha-REI ra-BIM
- clause
ve-loh-ta-a-NEH al-RIV lin-TOT a-kha-REI ra-BIM le-hat-TOT
- sentence
loh-tih-YEH a-kha-rei-ra-BIM le-ra-OT ve-loh-ta-a-NEH al-RIV lin-TOT a-kha-REI ra-BIM le-hat-TOT
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase acharei rabbim {אַחֲרֵי־רַבִּים | ʾaḥ·rê-rab-bîm} 'after a multitude' sets the social influence, paired with le-raot {לְרָעֹת | lə-rā·ʿōṯ} 'to do evil' indicating the prohibited action.
Root and etymology
Rootr-b-b
“multitude”
In context — Exodus 23:2
You shall not follow the multitude in evil, and you shall not testify in a dispute by following the majority to pervert justice .
About this coordinate
Exodus 23:2:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Exodus 23:2, so the Hebrew word רַבִּ֖ים (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 Exod.23.2.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.23.2.W8.S1) and character.