Psalm 16:4:1Ps.16.4.W1TAB
יִרְבּ֥וּ
yirbu
“shall multiply”
- Transliteration
- yir-BU
- Extended
- yir-BOO
- IPA
- /jirˈbuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- shall multiply
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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Word in context
- word
yir-BU
- phraseyour reading level
yir-BU ats-tse-vo-TAM
- clause
yir-BU ats-tse-vo-TAM a-KHER
- sentence
yir-BU ats-tse-vo-TAM a-KHER ma-ha-RU BAL-as-SIKH nis-KEI-hem mid-DAM u-VAL-es-SA ET-she-mo-TAM al-se-fa-TAI
Exegesis
The verse begins with the verb yirbu {יִרְבּ֥וּ | yirbû} ‘they will multiply’, forming the protasis of a result clause whose apodosis is the refusal.
In context — Psalm 16:4
The pains of those who hasten after another will multiply; I will not pour out their drink offerings of blood, nor will I lift up their names upon my lips.
About this coordinate
Psalm 16:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Psalm 16:4, so the Hebrew word יִרְבּ֥וּ (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 Ps.16.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.16.4.W1.S1) and character.