STRONGS H7227:
Abbreviations
I. רַב 429 adjective much, many, great; — masculine singular absolute
ר׳ Genesis 24:25+,
רָ֑ב Genesis 33:9+, also
רָ֛ב 2 Chronicles 20:2 ב֖ 2 Chronicles 28:8,
רָב֨ Ezra 10:13, etc.; construct
תַב Exodus 34:6 +; feminine singular
רַבָּה Numbers 11:33 +; construct
רַבַּת Ezekiel 22:5 +
רַבָּ֫תִי (Ges
§90 k 1)
Lamentations 1:1 (twice in verse);
masculine plural absolute
רַבִּים Exodus 23:2 (twice in verse)+, construct see II.
רַב;
feminine plural absolute
רַבּוֺת Genesis 30:43 +; — [often both as predicate and as attributive; as attributive preceding noun (influence of usage for numerals ? Kö
Synt.§334 k Ges
§ 132 b):
רַב Isaiah 63:7;
Psalm 145:7 (but read probably
רֹב,
רָבֿ; in
Isaiah 21:7 ר׳ is predicate),
רַבּים Jeremiah 16:16;
Psalm 32:10;
Psalm 89:51 (on context Bö
NÄ Bae, also Hup),
Proverbs 7:26;
1 Chronicles 28:5,
רַבּוֺת Nehemiah 9:28;
Proverbs 31:29]; —
1. (often opposed to מְעַט)
a.
(1) much: of substances, gold 1 Kings 10:2; Psalm 19:11, silver (money) 2 Kings 12:11= 2 Chronicles 24:11, bronze 1 Chronicles 18:8, wine Esther 1:7; of other quantities, e.g. spoil 2 Samuel 3:22, property 2 Chronicles 32:29, seed Deuteronomy 28:38, etc.; שֶׁיִּהְיוּ רַב Ecclesiastes 6:3b, be it much that his days amount to;
(2) especially of collectives, numerous, עַם־רַב Joshua 11:4; 2 Samuel 13:34, רַבָּה עֲבֻדָּה Genesis 26:14; Job 1:3, רַב מִקְנֶה Deuteronomy 3:19 +, etc.
b. plural many: person Exodus 5:5; Judges 8:30; Judges 9:40; 1 Kings 4:20; 1 Kings 11:1+, things Genesis 30:43; Amos 5:12; Deuteronomy 31:17 +; noun omitted רַבּוֺת Daniel 11:41 (that is, lands; read רִבּוֺת myriads Kmp Bev Behrm Marti Prince); יָמִים רֵבִּים many days (a long time) Genesis 21:34; Genesis 37:24 + 28 times, שָׁנִים רַבּוֺת Nehemiah 9:30; Ecclesiastes 6:3a, אִם עוֺר רַבּוֺת בַּשָּׁנִים Leviticus 25:51; רַבּוֺת עִתִּים Nehemiah 9:28 many times (see above) = רַבּוֺת פְּעָמִים Psalm 106:43; Ecclesiastes 7:22; מַכָּה רַבָּה Deuteronomy 25:3 many blows; מַיִם רַבִּים many waters Numbers 20:11 Numbers 24:7 + 27 times, compare Isaiah 8:7; etc.
c. רַב as substantive collective person Exodus 19:21, also (opposed to מְעַט) 1 Samuel 14:6; Numbers 13:18; Numbers 26:54, 56; Numbers 33:54; Numbers 35:8; so רַבַּת (Ges§ 130a) 2 Chronicles 30:17, 18, and (thing; =much) Ezekiel 24:12; רַב construct before abstract (= רֹב) Isaiah 21:7; Isaiah 63:7; Psalm 145:7; especially plural רַבִּים of person Exodus 23:2 (twice in verse) + 37 times + בַּתרַֿבִּים Cant 7:5.
†d. construct= abounding in, רַב־בְּרָכוֹת Proverbs 28:20, רַבחֶֿסֶר (see I. חֶסֶד 3), רַב־כֹּחַ Psalm 147:5, רַבמְֿאֵרוֺת Proverbs 28:27, רַב הַמְּהוּמָה Ezekiel 22:5, רַב־נוֹצָה Ezekiel 17:7, רַב־הָעֲלִילִיָּה Jeremiah 32:19, רַב־פְּעָלִים 2 Samuel 23:20= 1 Chronicles 11:22, רַב־פָּ֑שַׁע Proverbs 29:22 רַבתְּֿבוּנָה Proverbs 14:29; רַבַּת אוֺצָרֹת Jeremiah 51:13, רַבַּת בָּנִים 1 Samuel 2:5 רַבָּ֫תִי עָם Lamentations 1:1 (Ges§ 90l).
†e. + מִן compare= more numerous than Exodus 1:9; Numbers 22:15; Joshua 10:11; Judges 16:30; 2 Kings 6:16; Isaiah 54:1; 1 Chronicles 24:4; 2 Chronicles 32:7; Daniel 11:13; followed by infinitive, too many to Genesis 36:7; Judges 7:2 (compare Judges 7:4); see also following
†f. רַב =abundant, enough Genesis 24:25; Genesis 33:9; as exclamation enough! Genesis 45:28; 2 Samuel 24:16 = 1 Chronicles 21:15; 1 Kings 19:4, so (+ מִן infinitive) Exodus 9:28 (מִן 6d); רַבלָֿךְ (with implication of excess) Deuteronomy 3:26 (let it) suffice thee! so רַבלָֿכֶם Ezekiel 45:9, also Numbers 16:3, 7= ye assume too much ! + infinitive it is enough for you to Deuteronomy 1:6; Deuteronomy 2:3 (i.e. you have done it enough), so + מִן infinitive 1 Kings 12:28, מִן substantive Ezekiel 44:6.
†g. as adverb much, exceedingly (only Psalms), רַב Psalm 123:3, רָֹב Psalm 18:15 (Hup De Che and others; HPS 2 Samuel 22:15 conjectures רָמָה omits || 2 Samuel 22:15); רַבָּה Psalm 62:3; Psalm 78:15; Psalm 89:8 (. Bae רַב הוּא); רַבַּת (Aramaism, compare Syriac , , Nö§ 155 A WSG 135) Psalm 65:10; Psalm 120:6 (=long enough), Psalm 123:4; Psalm 129:1; Psalm 129:2;
2. less often great:
a. of space 1 Samuel 26:13, the deep Amos 7:4; Genesis 7:11; Isaiah 51:10; Psalm 36:7(figurative), city Lamentations 1:1 (רַ֫בָּתִי בַגּוֺיִם Ges § 90 l), — see also צִירוֺן, חֲמָת; —plague Numbers 11:33, empire Esther 1:20 goodness Psalm 31:20, wickedness Genesis 6:5, etc.
b. specifically strong (opposed to אֵין כֹּחַ) 2 Chronicles 14:10; רַב לְהוֺשִׁיעַ Isaiah 63:1 so רַבִּים as substantive Isaiah 53:12 (|| עֲצוּמִים).
†c. major natu Genesis 25:23 (opposed to צָעִיר); רַבּים as substantive grandœvi [grandævi ?], Job 32:9.
†d. + מִן compare greater than Deuteronomy 7:1, 17; Deuteronomy 9:14; Deuteronomy 20:1 too great for Joshua 19:9; 1 Kings 19:7 — Proverbs 26:10 is hopelessly corrupt, see Toy.
II. רַב 49 noun masculine chief (Assyrian-Babylonian influence, compare
rab Dl
HWB 609 b; Biblical Aramic
רַב); — construct
ר׳ Jeremiah 39:9 +; plural construct
רַבֵּי [
H7249 Jeremiah 39:13];
Jeremiah 41:1 (but see below); — especially
רַבֿ טַבָּחִים chief of guardsmen (see
טַבָּח), only as title of Babylonian officer
Jeremiah 30:9,
10 +
15 times Jeremiah,
7 times ||
2 Kings 25 (compare
שַׁר הַט׳ in Gen [J E]); also †
רַב הַחֹבֵל Jonah 1:6 chief of the sailors, i.e. captain; † in general
כָּלרַֿב בֵּיתוֺ Esther 1:8, †
רַ־סָרִיסָיו Daniel 1:3 (see
סָרִיס), and so
רַבֵּי מֶלֶךְ בָּבֶל Jeremiah 39:13,
רַבֵּי הַמֶּלֶךְ Jeremiah 41:1 (late gloss; omitted by
and ||
2 Kings 25:25, so Hi Gf Gie). † The following titles of Assyrian -Babylonian officers are probably loan-words in Hebrew:
רַב־מָ֑ג [
H7249 Jeremiah 39:3],
13 usually
chief soothsayer (see
מָ֑ג), but =
rab-mugi [
? chief of princes] Pinches
Hast. DB. BAB-MAG;
[H7249 רַב־סָרִיס (compare Old Aramaic [Nineveh] רב סרס Lzb366), 2 Kings 18:17 (Assyrian; not in || [H7262 Isaiah 36:2]), Jeremiah 39:3, 13 (Babylonian), usually chief eunuch, but = rabû-ša-rêši, chief of the heads (the principal men) WklUnters. x. altor. Geschichte. 1889, Excurs. v, p. 138 (actually found as rubû-ša-ri-ešu PinchesAcad June 25,1892, 618), PinchesHast. DB. RAB-SARIS];
[H7262 רַב־שָׁקֵה (van d. H. רַבְשָׁקֵה) chief of the officers (?) (so probably Assyrian rab-ŠAḲ; šaḳû = high one; COT 2 Kings 18:17] KBii. 23 DlHWB 685 a TieleBab.-As. Geschichte. 497. 513 PinchesHast. DB. iv 191), 2 Kings 18:17, 19, 26, 27, 28, 37; 2 Kings 19:4, 8 = Isaiah 36:2, 4, 11, 12, 13 (twice in verse); Isaiah 36:22; 37:4, 8.]
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Genesis
6:5; 7:11; 21:34; 24:25; 24:25; 25:23; 26:14; 30:43; 30:43; 33:9; 33:9; 36:7; 37:24; 45:28
Exodus
1:9; 5:5; 9:28; 19:21; 23:2; 23:2; 34:6
Leviticus
25:51
Numbers
11:33; 11:33; 13:18; 16:3; 16:7; 20:11; 22:15; 24:7; 26:54; 26:56; 33:54; 35:8
Deuteronomy
1:6; 2:3; 3:19; 3:26; 7:1; 7:17; 9:14; 20:1; 25:3; 28:38; 31:17
Joshua
10:11; 11:4; 19:9
Judges
7:2; 7:4; 8:30; 9:40; 16:30
1 Samuel
2:5; 14:6; 26:13
2 Samuel
3:22; 13:34; 22:15; 22:15; 23:20; 24:16
1 Kings
4:20; 10:2; 11:1; 12:28; 19:4; 19:7
2 Kings
6:16; 12:11; 25:25
1 Chronicles
11:22; 18:8; 21:15; 24:4; 28:5
2 Chronicles
14:10; 20:2; 24:11; 28:8; 30:17; 30:18; 32:7; 32:29
Ezra
10:13
Nehemiah
9:28; 9:28; 9:30
Esther
1:7; 1:8; 1:20
Job
1:3; 32:9
Psalms
18:15; 19:11; 31:20; 32:10; 36:7; 62:3; 65:10; 78:15; 89:8; 89:51; 106:43; 120:6; 123:3; 123:4; 129:1; 129:2; 145:7; 145:7; 147:5
Proverbs
7:26; 14:29; 26:10; 28:20; 28:27; 29:22; 31:29
Ecclesiastes
6:3; 6:3; 7:22
Song of Songs
7:5
Isaiah
8:7; 21:7; 21:7; 51:10; 53:12; 54:1; 63:1; 63:7; 63:7
Jeremiah
16:16; 30:9; 30:10; 32:19; 39:9; 39:13; 39:13; 41:1; 41:1; 51:13
Lamentations
1:1; 1:1; 1:1
Ezekiel
17:7; 22:5; 22:5; 24:12; 44:6; 45:9
Daniel
1:3; 11:13; 11:41
Amos
5:12; 7:4
Jonah
1:6