Genesis 17:20:8Gen.17.20.W8TAB
וְהִרְבֵּיתִ֥י
vehirbeti
“I will multiply”
- Transliteration
- ve-hir-be-TI
- Extended
- veh-hir-bee-TEE
- IPA
- /və.hir.beː.ˈθiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I will 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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| 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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-hir-be-TI
- phraseyour reading level
ve-hir-be-TI o-TO
- clause
u-le-yish-ma-EL she-ma-TI-kha hi-NE be-RAKH-ti o-TO ve-hif-re-TI o-TO ve-hir-be-TI o-TO bi-me-OD me-OD
- sentence
u-le-yish-ma-EL she-ma-TI-kha hi-NE be-RAKH-ti o-TO ve-hif-re-TI o-TO ve-hir-be-TI o-TO bi-me-OD me-OD she-neim-a-SAR ne-si-IM yo-LID u-ne-tat-TIV le-GOY ga-DOL
Exegesis
A sequence of first person perfect forms—berakhti {בֵּרַכְתִּי | bē-ra-ḵtî}, ve-hifreiti {וְהִפְרֵיתִ֥י | wə-hip-rê-ṯî}, and ve-hirbeiti {וְהִרְבֵּיתִ֥י | wə-hir-bē-ṯî}—express divine blessings, with the latter two carrying future promise meaning.
Root and etymology
b-y-tbet–yod–tav
“house, dwelling”
In context — Genesis 17:20
Concerning Ishmael, I have heard you. Look: I have blessed him, and I will make him fruitful, and I will multiply him exceedingly; he will father twelve leaders , and I will make him a great nation.
About this coordinate
Genesis 17:20:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Genesis 17:20, so the Hebrew word וְהִרְבֵּיתִ֥י (vehirbeti) 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 Gen.17.20.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.20.W8.S1) and character.