Proverbs 28:12:3Prov.28.12.W3TAB

רַבָּ֣ה

raba

much

Transliteration
ra-BA
Extended
rah-BAA
IPA
/rabˈbaː/

Meaning by language

English
much

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Result
רַ + בָּ֣ה
ra + ba
raba

Alphabet Analysis

Reshr guttural, like the French r
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ra-BA

  2. clause

    ba-a-LOTS tsa-di-KIM ra-BA tif-e-RET

  3. sentence

    ba-a-LOTS tsa-di-KIM ra-BA tif-e-RET u-ve-KUM re-sha-IM ye-khu-PAS a-DAM

Exegesis

The intensifier rabbâ tîp̄āret {רַבָּה תִפְאָרֶת | rabbâ tîp̄āret} “much glory” expresses the outcome of the first clause.

Root and etymology

r-b-hresh–bet–he

to increase, multiply

In contextProverbs 28:12

When the righteous rejoice , there is great glory; but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden.

About this coordinate

Proverbs 28:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 28:12, so the Hebrew word רַבָּ֣ה (raba) 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.28.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.28.12.W3.S1) and character.