Jeremiah 22:8:3Jer.22.8.W3TAB
רַבִּ֔ים
rabim
“many”
- Transliteration
- ra-BIM
- Extended
- rah-BEEM
- IPA
- /rabˈbiːm/
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
go-YIM ra-BIM
- clause
ve-a-ve-RU go-YIM ra-BIM AL ha-IR ha-ZOT
- sentence
ve-a-ve-RU go-YIM ra-BIM AL ha-IR ha-ZOT ve-a-me-RU ISH el-re-E-HU al-ME a-SA Ye-ho-VAH ka-KHA la-IR hag-ge-do-LA ha-ZOT
Exegesis
The adjective `rabbim {רַבִּים | rabbîm} ‘many’ intensifies the subject.
In context — Jeremiah 22:8
And many nations will pass over this city, and each man will say to his neighbor, "Why has the LORD done thus to this great city ?"
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 22:8:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Jeremiah 22:8, so the Hebrew word רַבִּ֔ים (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 Jer.22.8.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.22.8.W3.S1) and character.