Proverbs 14:28:1Prov.14.28.W1TAB
בְּרָב־עָ֥ם
beravam
“in a multitude of people”
- Transliteration
- be-RAV-AM
- Extended
- beh-RAAV-AAM
- IPA
- /bəˈraːv.ˈʕaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- in a multitude of people
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-RAV-AM
- clause
be-RAV-AM ha-de-RAT-ME-lekh
- sentence
be-RAV-AM ha-de-RAT-ME-lekh u-ve-E-fes le-OM me-KHI-tat ra-ZON
Exegesis
The first clause employs a construct chain berav am hadrat melekh {בְּרָב־עָם הַדְרַת־מֶלֶךְ | bə-rāḇ ʿām ha-ḏĕ-rāṯ me-leḵ} ‘abundance of people, majesty of a king’ to express that royal dignity depends on population.
Root and etymology
ע־מ־ם
“people, nation”
In context — Proverbs 14:28
With many people is a king’s majesty, but with no people comes the ruin of a ruler .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:28:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 14:28, so the Hebrew word בְּרָב־עָ֥ם (beravam) 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 Prov.14.28.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.28.W1.S1) and character.