Numbers 16:7:6Num.16.7.W6TAB
רַב־לָכֶם בְּנֵי־לֵוִי׃
ravlakhem beneilevi
“You have gone too far, sons of Levi”
- Transliteration
- RAV-la-KHEM be-NEI-LE-vi
- Extended
- RAHV-lah-KHEHM beh-NEI-LEH-vee
- IPA
- /rav.laˈxɛm bəneːˈleːvi/
Meaning by language
- English
- You have gone too far, sons of Levi
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 | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
RAV-la-KHEM be-NEI-LE-vi
- sentence
u-te-NU-va-HEN ESH ve-SI-mu-a-LE-hen ke-TO-ret lif-NEI ye-ho-VAH ma-KHAR ve-ha-YA ha-ISH a-SHER-yiv-KHAR ye-ho-VAH HU ha-ka-DOSH RAV-la-KHEM be-NEI-LE-vi
Exegesis
The closing rebuke uses rav-lakhem {רַב־לָכֶ֖ם | rav-lā-khem} ‘too much for you’ directed at benei Levi {בְּנֵ֥י לֵוִֽי | bə-nê lê-wî}. The syntax underscores divine sovereignty by embedding the choice directly before the assignment of holiness, a pattern reflected in English through preserved conjunctions and emphatic pronoun placement.
Root and etymology
ר־ב־ב
“much”
In context — Numbers 16:7
You shall place fire in them and set incense upon them before the LORD tomorrow, and the man whom the LORD chooses shall be holy . It is too much for you, sons of Levi.
About this coordinate
Numbers 16:7:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Numbers 16:7, so the Hebrew word רַב־לָכֶם בְּנֵי־לֵוִי׃ (ravlakhem beneilevi) 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 Num.16.7.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.16.7.W6.S1) and character.