Jeremiah 13:9:10Jer.13.9.W10TAB
הָרָֽב׃
harav
“the great”
- Transliteration
- ha-RAV
- Extended
- haa-RAAV
- IPA
- /haːˈraːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- the great
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
ha-RAV
- clause
KA-kha a-she-KHIT et-ge-ON ye-hu-DA ve-et-ge-ON ye-ru-sha-LA-yim ha-RAV
- sentence
KO a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH KA-kha a-she-KHIT et-ge-ON ye-hu-DA ve-et-ge-ON ye-ru-sha-LA-yim ha-RAV
Exegesis
The adjective harav {הָרָב | hā-rāḇ} ‘the great’ intensifies the second element. In English the SVO order and parallel phrasing maintain the source emphasis and balanced structure.
Root and etymology
r-bresh–bet
“great, many”
In context — Jeremiah 13:9
Thus says the LORD : "In this way I will ruin the pride of Judah and the great pride of Jerusalem ."
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 13:9:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Jeremiah 13:9, so the Hebrew word הָרָֽב׃ (harav) 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 Jer.13.9.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.13.9.W10.S1) and character.