Proverbs 19:6:1Prov.19.6.W1TAB
רַ֭בִּים
rabim
“many”
- Transliteration
- ra-BIM
- Extended
- rah-BEEM
- IPA
- /rabˈbiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ra-BIM
- clause
ra-BIM ye-khal-LU pe-NE-NA-div
- sentence
ra-BIM ye-khal-LU pe-NE-NA-div ve-KHOL-ha-RE-a le-ISH mat-TAN
Exegesis
The verse opens with the quantifier rabbim {רַבִּים | rab-bîm} ‘many’ as subject, followed by the verb yechallu {יְחַלּוּ | ye-ḵal-lû} ‘seek favor’ in the piel imperfect taking the construct chain penei-nadiv {פְנֵי־נָדִיב | pə-nê nā-dîw} ‘face of a generous one’ as its object.
Root and etymology
r-b-bresh–bet–bet
“many”
In context — Proverbs 19:6
Many seek the favor of a generous person, and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 19:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 19:6, so the Hebrew word רַ֭בִּים (rabim) 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.19.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.19.6.W1.S1) and character.