Psalm 22:12:3Ps.22.12.W3TABWLC Psalms 22:13

רַבִּ֑ים

rabim

many

Transliteration
ra-BIM
Extended
rah-BEEM
IPA
/raˈbbiːm/

Meaning by language

English
many

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Result
רַ + בִּ֑ים
ra + bim
rabim

Alphabet Analysis

Reshr guttural, like the French r
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ra-BIM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    pa-RIM ra-BIM

  3. clause

    se-va-VU-ni pa-RIM ra-BIM

  4. sentence

    se-va-VU-ni pa-RIM ra-BIM a-bi-REI va-SHAN kit-te-RU-ni

Exegesis

The first clause features sevavuni {סְבָבֻנִי | sə-ḇā-ḇu-nî} ‘they have surrounded me’, a Piel perfect verb conveying completed, intensified action, followed by the noun phrase parim rabbim {פָּרִים רַבִּים | pā-rîm rab-bîm} ‘many bulls’ serving as the agent.

In contextPsalm 22:12

Many bulls have surrounded me; strong ones of Bashan have encircled me.

About this coordinate

Psalm 22:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Psalm 22:12, so the Hebrew word רַבִּ֑ים (rabim) 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.22.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.22.12.W3.S1) and character.