Proverbs 22:1:4Prov.22.1.W4TAB
רָ֑ב
rav
“great”
- Transliteration
- RAV
- Extended
- RAAV
- IPA
- /ˈraːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- great
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
RAV
- clause
ni-VE-KHAR SHEM me-O-sher RAV
- sentence
ni-VE-KHAR SHEM me-O-sher RAV mi-KE-sef u-mi-ZA-HAV KHEN TOV
Exegesis
The comparative prefix me- {מֵ | mē} ‘than’ introduces the first contrast with osher rav {עֹשֶׁר רָב | ʿō-šer rāḇ} ‘abundant wealth’, followed by parallel comparatives mi-keseph {מִכֶּסֶף | mi-ḵe-sef̱} ‘than silver’ and u-mi-zahav {וּמִזָּהָב | u·mi-zā-hāḇ} ‘and than gold’.
Root and etymology
‘-r-b‘-r-b
“to pledge; guarantee”
In context — Proverbs 22:1
A name is chosen rather than abundant wealth ; good favor is better than silver and gold.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 22:1:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 22:1, so the Hebrew word רָ֑ב (rav) 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.22.1.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.22.1.W4.S1) and character.