Joshua 22:8:9Josh.22.8.W9TAB
רַב־מְאֹ֔ד
ravmeod
“very much”
- Transliteration
- rav-me-OD
- Extended
- rahv-meh-OHD
- IPA
- /rav.məˈʔoːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- very much
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 | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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Word in context
- word
rav-me-OD
- phraseyour reading level
u-vemik-NEH rav-me-OD
- clause
va-YO-mer a-le-HEM lei-MOR bin-kha-SIM ra-bim shu-VOO el-a-ho-lei-KHEM u-vemik-NEH rav-me-OD be-KE-sef u-vezah-AV u-vinkho-SHET u-vevar-ZEL u-vsilam-OT har-BEH me-OD
- sentence
va-YO-mer a-le-HEM lei-MOR bin-kha-SIM ra-bim shu-VOO el-a-ho-lei-KHEM u-vemik-NEH rav-me-OD be-KE-sef u-vezah-AV u-vinkho-SHET u-vevar-ZEL u-vsilam-OT har-BEH me-OD khil-KU shlal-oi-vei-KHEM im-a-khei-KHEM
Exegesis
The paired phrases binchasim rabim {בִּנְכָסִים רַבִּים | bin-kā-sîm rabbîm} “with possessions, many” and u-ve-mikneh rab-meod {וּבְמִקְנֶה רַב־מְאֹד | u-və-miq-nê rab-mə-’ōḏ} “and with very abundant livestock” build cumulative intensity.
In context — Joshua 22:8
And he charged them, “Return to your tents carrying many possessions and very abundant herds , with silver, gold, bronze, iron, and a very large supply of garments. Share out the booty from your enemies with your brothers.”
About this coordinate
Joshua 22:8:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Joshua 22:8, so the Hebrew word רַב־מְאֹ֔ד (ravmeod) 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.22.8.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.22.8.W9.S1) and character.