Proverbs 9:11:2Prov.9.11.W2TAB
יִרְבּ֣וּ
yirbu
“they will be many or will be multiplied”
- Transliteration
- yir-BU
- Extended
- yih-REH-boo
- IPA
- /jirˈbuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they will be many or will be multiplied
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yir-BU
- clause
ki-VI yir-BU ya-ME-kha
- sentence
ki-VI yir-BU ya-ME-kha ve-yo-SI-fu le-KHA she-NOT kha-YIM
Exegesis
The Qal imperfect yirbu {יִרְבּוּ | yirbû} ‘will multiply’ and the Vav-consecutive Hiphil imperfect ve-yosifu {וְיוֹסִיפוּ | wə-yôsîp̄û} ‘and will add’ continue the narrative sequence.
Root and etymology
Rootresh–bet–he
“to become many”
In context — Proverbs 9:11
For by me your days will multiply, and years of life will be added to you.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 9:11:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 9:11, so the Hebrew word יִרְבּ֣וּ (yirbu) 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.9.11.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.9.11.W2.S1) and character.