Genesis 21:34:6Gen.21.34.W6TAB
רַבִּֽים׃
rabim
“many”
- Transliteration
- ra-BIM
- Extended
- rah-BEEM
- IPA
- /rab.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
ya-MIM ra-BIM
- sentence
va-ya-GAR a-ve-ra-HAM be-E-rets pe-lish-TIM ya-MIM ra-BIM
Exegesis
The temporal idiom yamim rabbim {יָמִ֥ם רַבִּֽים | yā-mîm rab-bîm} ‘many days’ conveys an indefinite prolonged period. In translation, the wayyiqtol verb is rendered with a simple past plus explicit subject to maintain readability, while the temporal idiom is rendered either literally in formal or idiomatically in dynamic to suit the register.
Root and etymology
r-b-bResh–Bet–Bet
“to be many, great”
In context — Genesis 21:34
Abraham sojourned in Philistine territory for many days .
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:34:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Genesis 21:34, so the Hebrew word רַבִּֽים׃ (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 Gen.21.34.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.34.W6.S1) and character.