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
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-rav-KHE-sed
- 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
- 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 context — Jonah 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.