Jonah 4:2:22Jonah.4.2.W22TAB

וְרַב־חֶ֔סֶד

veravkhesed

and abundant in steadfast love

Transliteration
ve-rav-KHE-sed
Extended
veh-rahv-KHEH-sehd
IPA
/vəravˈħɛsɛd/

Meaning by language

English
and abundant in steadfast love

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וְ + רַב + חֶ֔ + סֶד
ve + rav + khe + sed
veravkhesed

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Samekhs as in sit
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Daletd as in door

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-rav-KHE-sed

  2. clause

    KI ya-da-TI KI a-TA el-kha-NUN ve-ra-KHUM E-rekh a-PA-yim ve-rav-KHE-sed ve-ni-KHAM al-ha-ra-A

  3. sentence

    va-yit-pal-LEL el-ye-ho-VAH va-yo-MAR AN-na ye-ho-VAH ha-lo-ZE de-va-RI ad-he-yo-TI al-ad-ma-TI al-KEN ki-dam-TI liv-RO-akh tar-shi-SHA KI ya-da-TI KI a-TA el-kha-NUN ve-ra-KHUM E-rekh a-PA-yim ve-rav-KHE-sed ve-ni-KHAM al-ha-ra-A

Root and etymology

consonantschet–samekh–dalet

loyal love

In contextJonah 4:2

And he prayed to the LORD and said, “Please, LORD, is this not my word while I was still on my land? Therefore I went ahead to flee to Tarshish, for I knew that You are a gracious God and compassionate, slow to anger, great in steadfast love, and relenting concerning the calamity.”

About this coordinate

Jonah 4:2:22 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 22 of Jonah 4:2, so the Hebrew word וְרַב־חֶ֔סֶד (veravkhesed) 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 Jonah.4.2.W22, which extends further down to each syllable (Jonah.4.2.W22.S1) and character.