Psalm 18:16:6Ps.18.16.W6TABWLC Psalms 18:17
רַבִּֽים׃
rabbim
“many”
- Transliteration
- rab-BIM
- Extended
- rahb-BIHM
- IPA
- /rabˈbim/
Meaning by language
- English
- many
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
rab-BIM
- phraseyour reading level
mim-MA-yim rab-BIM
- clause
yam-SHE-ni mim-MA-yim rab-BIM
- sentence
yish-LAKH mim-ma-ROM yik-ka-KHE-ni yam-SHE-ni mim-MA-yim rab-BIM
Exegesis
These are introduced by the prepositional phrase mimmarom {מִמָּרוֹם | mim-mā-rôm} “from on high,” underscoring the heavenly origin of deliverance, and conclude with mimmayim rabbim {מִמַּיִם רַבִּים | mim-mă-yîm răbbîm} “from many waters,” where the plural conveys overwhelming peril. The Hebrew verb-initial order is rendered in English as sequential past-tense verbs, and a semicolon links the two clauses to reflect the narrative flow.
Root and etymology
Rootresh–bet–heh
“to be many”
In context — Psalm 18:16
He sent from on high and took me; He drew me out of many waters .
About this coordinate
Psalm 18:16:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Psalm 18:16, so the Hebrew word רַבִּֽים׃ (rabbim) 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.18.16.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.16.W6.S1) and character.