Ezekiel 16:7:5Ezek.16.7.W5TAB
וַתִּרְבִּי֙
vatirbi
“and you became many or increased”
- Transliteration
- va-tir-BI
- Extended
- vah-tir-BEE
- IPA
- /vat.tirˈbiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and you became many or increased
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
va-tir-BI
- clause
re-va-VA ke-TSE-makh ha-sa-DE ne-ta-TIKH va-tir-BI va-tig-de-LI va-ta-VO-i ba-a-DI a-da-YIM
- sentence
re-va-VA ke-TSE-makh ha-sa-DE ne-ta-TIKH va-tir-BI va-tig-de-LI va-ta-VO-i ba-a-DI a-da-YIM sha-DA-YIM na-KHO-nu u-se-a-REKH tsi-ME-akh ve-AT e-ROM ve-er-YA
Exegesis
The sequence of waw-consecutive imperfect verbs watirbi, watigdeli, and watavoi {וַתִּרְבִּי, וַתִּגְדְּלִי, וַתָּבֹאִי | wa-tir-bî, wa-tig-de-lî, wa-tā-vo-’î} narrates multiplication, growth, and the coming of maturity.
In context — Ezekiel 16:7
I made you a multitude like a sprout of the field; you multiplied and grew and came into the fullness of adornments. Your breasts were formed, and your hair grew; yet you remained naked and bare.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 16:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Ezekiel 16:7, so the Hebrew word וַתִּרְבִּי֙ (vatirbi) 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 Ezek.16.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.16.7.W5.S1) and character.