Proverbs 28:12:3Prov.28.12.W3TAB
רַבָּ֣ה
raba
“much”
- Transliteration
- ra-BA
- Extended
- rah-BAA
- IPA
- /rabˈbaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- much
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ra-BA
- clause
ba-a-LOTS tsa-di-KIM ra-BA tif-e-RET
- 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 context — Proverbs 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.