Joshua 17:14:15Josh.17.14.W15TAB
עַם־רָ֔ב
amrav
“a numerous people”
- Transliteration
- am-RAV
- Extended
- ahm-RAAV
- IPA
- /ʕamˈraːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- a numerous people
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
am-RAV
- phraseyour reading level
va-a-NI am-RAV
- clause
mad-DU-a na-ta-TA LI na-ha-LA go-RAL e-KHAD ve-KHE-vel e-KHAD va-a-NI am-RAV AD a-SHER-ad-KOH ber-KHA-ni Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-ye-dab-ROO be-NEI yo-SEF et-ye-ho-SHUA le-MOR mad-DU-a na-ta-TA LI na-ha-LA go-RAL e-KHAD ve-KHE-vel e-KHAD va-a-NI am-RAV AD a-SHER-ad-KOH ber-KHA-ni Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The compound am–rav {עַם־רָב | ’am-rāv} ‘numerous people’ emphasizes scale.
Root and etymology
Rootʿ–m–m
“people”
In context — Joshua 17:14
Then the sons of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, “Why have you given me as inheritance only one lot and one portion, though I am a numerous people—even until now that the LORD has blessed me.”
About this coordinate
Joshua 17:14:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Joshua 17:14, so the Hebrew word עַם־רָ֔ב (amrav) 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 Josh.17.14.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.17.14.W15.S1) and character.