BDB7702
III. [רַב] noun masculine archer; — plural רַבִּים Jer 50:29 (|| דֹּרְכֵי קֶשֶׁת; Gie רֹבִים, II. רבה), suffix רַבָּיו Job 16:13 (in figurative; Bö and others רֹבָיו; Vrss. Ew and others his missiles)..
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H7228 |
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| Word: | רַב |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | by contraction from H7232 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | rab |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | rab |
| Meaning: | 1. an archer (or perhaps the same as H7227) |
| KJV Renderings: | archer. |
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III. [רַב] noun masculine archer; — plural רַבִּים Jer 50:29 (|| דֹּרְכֵי קֶשֶׁת; Gie רֹבִים, II. רבה), suffix רַבָּיו Job 16:13 (in figurative; Bö and others רֹבָיו; Vrss. Ew and others his missiles)..
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
1 Chronicles 29:7