Numbers 22:3:7Num.22.3.W7TAB
רַב־ה֑וּא
ravhu
“they were many”
- Transliteration
- rav-HU
- Extended
- rahv-HOO
- IPA
- /ravˈhuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they were many
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
rav-HU
- phraseyour reading level
KI rav-HU
- clause
va-yi-GAR mo-AV mip-NEI ha-AM me-OD KI rav-HU
- sentence
va-yi-GAR mo-AV mip-NEI ha-AM me-OD KI rav-HU va-yi-KATs mo-AV mip-NEI be-NEI yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The intensifier meod {מְאֹ֖ד | məʾōḏ} heightens initial fear, while the compound adjective-pronoun ravhu {רַב־ה֑וּא | rāḇ-hūʾ} conveys numeric magnitude. The parallel prepositional phrases shift from a general threat to a specific one, emphasizing Moab’s mounting dread toward Israel.
Root and etymology
r-b-bresh–bet–bet
“be many, great”
In context — Numbers 22:3
And Moab was greatly afraid of the people because they were many, and Moab was sickened because of the sons of Israel.
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:3:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Numbers 22:3, so the Hebrew word רַב־ה֑וּא (ravhu) 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.22.3.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.3.W7.S1) and character.