Isaiah 22:9:5Isa.22.9.W5TAB
כִּי־רָ֑בּוּ
kirabu
“that were many”
- Transliteration
- ki-ra-BU
- Extended
- KEE-raa-BOO
- IPA
- /kiː.raːˈbbuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- that were many
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
ki-ra-BU
- clause
ve-ET be-ki-E IR-da-VID re-i-TEM ki-ra-BU
- sentence
ve-ET be-ki-E IR-da-VID re-i-TEM ki-ra-BU va-te-kab-TSU et-ME ha-be-re-KHA ha-takh-to-NA
Exegesis
The perfect verb re'item {רְאִיתֶם | rə-ʾî-ṯem} ‘you saw’ records completed observation, immediately followed by the causal ki-rabu {כִּי-רָבּוּ | kî-rā-bû} ‘that they were many’.
In context — Isaiah 22:9
And you saw the breaches of the city of David , that they were many, and you gathered the waters of the lower pool .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 22:9:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Isaiah 22:9, so the Hebrew word כִּי־רָ֑בּוּ (kirabu) 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.22.9.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.22.9.W5.S1) and character.