Isaiah 13:4:5Isa.13.4.W5TAB
עַם־רָ֑ב
amra
“a great people”
- Transliteration
- am-RA
- Extended
- ahm-RAA
- IPA
- /ʕamˈraːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- a great people
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
am-RA
- phraseyour reading level
de-MUT am-RA
- clause
KOL ha-MON be-ha-RIM de-MUT am-RA
- sentence
KOL ha-MON be-ha-RIM de-MUT am-RA KOL she-ON mam-le-KHOT go-YIM ne-e-sa-FIM Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT me-fak-KED tse-VA mil-kha-MA
Exegesis
The construct demut am-rav {דְּמ֣וּת עַם־רָ֑ב | dəmût ʿam-rāḇ} forms a simile comparing the noise to that of a vast people.
In context — Isaiah 13:4
The sound of an uproar rises in the mountains, like the likeness of a great people; the voice of kingdoms in tumult, nations being gathered; the LORD of hosts is mustering the army for battle .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 13:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Isaiah 13:4, so the Hebrew word עַם־רָ֑ב (amra) 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 Isa.13.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.13.4.W5.S1) and character.