Exodus 23:29:9Exod.23.29.W9TAB
וְרַבָּ֥ה
verabba
“and multiply”
- Transliteration
- ve-rab-BA
- Extended
- veh-rah-BAA
- IPA
- /wə.rabˈbaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and multiply
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-rab-BA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-rab-BA a-LE-kha
- clause
pen-tih-YE ha-A-rets she-ma-MA ve-rab-BA a-LE-kha khai-YAT ha-sa-DE
- sentence
LO a-gar-SHE-nu mi-pa-NE-kha be-sha-NA e-KHAT pen-tih-YE ha-A-rets she-ma-MA ve-rab-BA a-LE-kha khai-YAT ha-sa-DE
Exegesis
The result clause ha-arets shemamah {הָאָרֶץ שְׁמָמָה | hā-ʾā-rets še-mā-māh} “the land become desolate” presents potential ruin, and the vav-consecutive ve-rabbah {וְרַבָּה | wə-rāb-bāh} “and will multiply” introduces chayyat ha-sadeh {חַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה | ḥay-yāt ha-sā-deh} “beast of the field,” preserving the Hebrew sequence from purpose to consequence.
Root and etymology
Rootr-y-b
“strife, contention”
In context — Exodus 23:29
I will not drive them out from before you in one year, lest the land become desolate , and the beast of the field multiply upon you.
About this coordinate
Exodus 23:29:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Exodus 23:29, so the Hebrew word וְרַבָּ֥ה (verabba) 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.23.29.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.23.29.W9.S1) and character.