Joshua 19:9:10Josh.19.9.W10TAB
רַ֣ב
rav
“too great”
- Transliteration
- RAV
- Extended
- RAHV
- IPA
- /rav/
Meaning by language
- English
- too great
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
RAV
- phraseyour reading level
RAV meh-HEM
- clause
ki-ha-YA KHE-lek be-NEI-ye-hu-DA RAV meh-HEM va-yin-cha-LU ve-NEI-shim-ON be-TOkh na-cha-la-TAM
- sentence
meh-KHE-vel be-NEI ye-hu-DA na-cha-LAT be-NEI shim-ON ki-ha-YA KHE-lek be-NEI-ye-hu-DA RAV meh-HEM va-yin-cha-LU ve-NEI-shim-ON be-TOkh na-cha-la-TAM
Exegesis
The conjunction kihayah {כִּֽי־הָיָ֞ה | kî-hā-yā́(h)} ‘for it was’ introduces the causal clause where chelek {חֵ֤לֶק | ḥê-leq} ‘portion’ is described as rav {רַ֣ב | râb} ‘abundant’ relative to mehem {מֵהֶ֔ם | mê-hêm} ‘than them’.
Root and etymology
ר־ב־ב
“many”
In context — Joshua 19:9
From the portion of the sons of Judah came the inheritance of the sons of Simeon, for the portion of the sons of Judah was more abundant than they needed; therefore the sons of Simeon inherited amidst their inheritance.
About this coordinate
Joshua 19:9:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Joshua 19:9, so the Hebrew word רַ֣ב (rav) 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.19.9.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.19.9.W10.S1) and character.