Strong's Lexicon

H7233

H7233 — רְבָבָה

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewrbabahnoun femOccurrences: 18TWOT: 2099d

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H7233
Word:רְבָבָה
Part of Speech:noun fem
Etymology:from H7231
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:18
Transliteration:rbabah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:reb-aw-baw'
Meaning:1. abundance (in number), i.e. (specifically) a myriad (whether definite or indefinite)
KJV Renderings:many, million, X multiply, ten thousand.

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BDB7695

רְבָבָה noun feminine multitude, myriad, ten thousand (ii.1.221); — absolute ׳ ר Gen 24:60 +; suffix רִבְבָתוֺ Kt 1Sam 18:7 2 t. ( Qr רִבְבֹתָיו); plural absolute רְבָבוֺת 1Sam 18:8 construct ִ˜רבְבוֺת Mic 6:7 +, ִ˜רבֲבוֺת Deut 33:17 suffixsee above Qr ; — myriad, 10,000: of great number of persons, indefinite Gen 24:60 ( J ; אַלְפֵי רְבָבָה thousands of myriads), Deut 33:2(poem; מֵרִבְבוֺת קֹרֶשׁ, but see קֹרֶשׁ, near the end). Ps 3:7 ct Ps 5:10 ׳ ִ˜רבְבוֺת אַלְפֵי תִשׂ Num 10:36, compare Deut 33:17 (poem); — רְבָבָה Ezek 16:7 read רְבִי ᵐ5 Co Berthol Krae; — more precisely(100, 1000), 10,000, Judg 20:10 opposed to 2, Deut 32:30 (poem), opposed to 100, Lev 26:8 ( H ), opposed to 1000, 1Sam 18:7; 1Sam 18:8; 1Sam 21:12; 1Sam 29:5; Ps 91:7 so of things, Mic 6:7.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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