Proverbs 28:16:4Prov.28.16.W4TAB
וְרַ֥ב
verav
“and great in”
- Transliteration
- ve-RAV
- Extended
- veh-RAV
- IPA
- /vəˈrav/
Meaning by language
- English
- and great in
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
ve-RAV
- phraseyour reading level
kha-SAR te-vu-NOT ve-RAV ma-a-shak-KOT
- clause
na-GID kha-SAR te-vu-NOT ve-RAV ma-a-shak-KOT
- sentence
na-GID kha-SAR te-vu-NOT ve-RAV ma-a-shak-KOT se-na-I so-NE VE-tsa ya-a-RIKH ya-MIM
Exegesis
The conjunction ve-rav {וְרַב | wə-rāḇ} ‘and much’ intensifies maʿashaqot {מַעֲשַׁקּוֹת | ma-ʿa-šaqqôṯ} ‘extortions’.
In context — Proverbs 28:16
A leader who lacks understanding commits many extortions , but whoever hates unjust gain will prolong his days .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 28:16:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 28:16, so the Hebrew word וְרַ֥ב (verav) 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.28.16.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.28.16.W4.S1) and character.