Proverbs 26:10:1Prov.26.10.W1TAB
רַ֥ב
rav
“much or great”
- Transliteration
- RAV
- Extended
- RAHV
- IPA
- /ˈrav/
Meaning by language
- English
- much or great
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
RAV
- clause
RAV me-kho-LEL-KOL
- sentence
RAV me-kho-LEL-KOL ve-so-KHER ke-SIL ve-so-KHER o-ve-RIM
Exegesis
The opening adjective rav {רַב | rāḇ} ‘many, much’ functions as a simile intensifier when paired with the Piel participle mecholel {מְחֽוֹלֵֽל | məḥōlêl} ‘wounding’ in construct with kol {כֹּל | qôl} ‘all,’ forming a comparative phrase “one who wounds all.” This participial construct conveys ongoing characteristic action.
Root and etymology
r-b-breish–bet–bet
“to be many, great”
In context — Proverbs 26:10
Like a master who wounds all without distinction, so is one who hires a fool or one who hires passers-by.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 26:10:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 26:10, so the Hebrew word רַ֥ב (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.26.10.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.26.10.W1.S1) and character.