Jeremiah 14:7:8Jer.14.7.W8TAB

כִּֽי־רַבּ֥וּ

kirabu

for are many

Transliteration
ki-ra-BU
Extended
KEE-rah-BOO
IPA
/kiː.raˈbuː/

Meaning by language

English
for are many

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
כִּֽי + רַ + בּ֥וּ
ki + ra + bu
kirabu

Alphabet Analysis

Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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Word in context

  1. word

    ki-ra-BU

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ki-ra-BU me-shu-vo-TE-nu

  3. clause

    ki-ra-BU me-shu-vo-TE-nu le-KHA kha-TA-nu

  4. sentence

    IM-a-vo-NE-nu A-NU VA-nu ye-ho-VAH a-SE le-MA-an she-ME-kha ki-ra-BU me-shu-vo-TE-nu le-KHA kha-TA-nu

Exegesis

The conjunction ki {כִּֽי־ | kî} together with the verb rabu {רַבּ֥וּ | rabbû} highlights that meshuboteinu {מְשׁוּבֹתֵ֖ינוּ | məšûḇōtênû} ‘backslidings’ have multiplied.

In contextJeremiah 14:7

Even though our iniquities testify against us, LORD , act for the sake of Your name; for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against You.

About this coordinate

Jeremiah 14:7:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Jeremiah 14:7, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־רַבּ֥וּ (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 Jer.14.7.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.14.7.W8.S1) and character.