Strong's Lexicon

H7251

H7251 — רָבַע

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

HebrewrabaverbOccurrences: 12TWOT: 2107

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H7251
Word:רָבַע
Part of Speech:verb
Etymology:a primitive root (rather identical with H7250 through the idea of sprawling "at all fours" (or possibly the reverse is the order of deriv.)); properly, to be four (sided); used only as denominative of H7253
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:12
Transliteration:raba
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:` (raw-bah') v.
Meaning:1. to be quadrate
KJV Renderings:(four-)square(-d).

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB7721

[רְבַע] verb denominative, only Passive participle squared, square; —

Qal Passive participle רָבוּעַ square, of altar Exod 27:1; Exod 30:2; Exod 37:25; Exod 38:1, compare Ezek 43:16 breastplate Ezek 30:2; Ezek 39:9 plural רְבֻעִים, of doorways, etc. [on text see Kit Benz] 1Kgs 7:5 feminine singular רְבֻעָה as substantive = a square Ezek 41:21 (accusative Co Toy, omit מְזוּזַת, and joining ׳ ר to Ezek 41:20 Krae reads מְזוּזתֹ רְבֻעֹת, compare 1Kgs 6:33, רְבִייְִ 2.).
Pu`al Participle square, מְרֻבַּע Ezek 45:2, of piece of land; feminine singular מְרֻבָּ֑עַת Ezek 40:47, of court; feminine plural מְרֻבָּעוֺת 1Kgs 7:31 (opposed to עֲנֻלּוֺת), of borders of bases (compare Sabean רבעתם, a kind of square building, SabDenkm31).


Other Resources

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

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