Word Study · Strong's H7229 · Hebrew
רַב
rab
rab
“{abundant}”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
{abundant}
Rendered in the KJV as
captain, chief, great, lord, master, stout.
- 15occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 2 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 13inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 15 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 13
- רַ֣ב2
- רַ֔ב2
- וְרַב־1
- רַ֛ב1
- רַ֖ב1
- רַב֙1
- רַ֧ב1
- רַ֥ב1
- רַב־1
- רַבָּ֣א1
- רַבָּ֔א1
- רַבָּֽא׃1
and 1 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 7
- great5
- the great4
- [was] great2
- [the] chief1
- [the] chief of1
- and chief of1
- chief of1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 5
- adjective · masculine or feminine singular7
- adjective · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)3
- noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)3
- adjective · feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)1
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- AAabsa · 7
- AAabsd/Ta · 3
- ANcbsc · 3
- AAafsd/Ta · 1
- AC/Ncbsc · 1
All 15, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Ezra3 occurrences
- Ezra 4:10רַבָּ֣אraba'adjective · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)and the rest of the peoples whom the great and honorable Ashurbanipal deported and settled in the cities of Samaria and elsewhere west of the Euphrates.here: the great
- Ezra 5:8רַבָּ֔אraba'adjective · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)Let it be known to the king that we went into the province of Judah, to the house of the great God. The people are rebuilding it with large stones, and placing timbers in the walls. This work is being carried out diligently and is prospering in their hands.here: the great
- Ezra 5:11רַ֔בravadjective · masculine or feminine singularAnd this is the answer they returned: “We are servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the temple that was built many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and completed.here: great
Daniel12 occurrences
- Daniel 2:10רַ֣בravadjective · masculine or feminine singularThe astrologers answered the king, “No one on earth can do what the king requests! No king, however great and powerful, has ever asked anything like this of any magician, enchanter, or astrologer.here: great
- Daniel 2:14רַב־rav-noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)When Arioch, the commander of the king’s guard, had gone out to execute the wise men of Babylon, Daniel replied with discretion and tact.here: [the] chief
- Daniel 2:31רַ֛בravadjective · masculine or feminine singularAs you, O king, were watching, a great statue appeared. A great and dazzling statue stood before you, and its form was awesome.here: [was] great
- Daniel 2:35רַ֖בravadjective · masculine or feminine singularThen the iron, clay, bronze, silver, and gold were shattered and became like chaff on the threshing floor in summer. The wind carried them away, and not a trace of them could be found. But the stone that had struck the statue became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.here: great
- Daniel 2:45רַב֙ravadjective · masculine or feminine singularAnd just as you saw a stone being cut out of the mountain without human hands, and it shattered the iron, bronze, clay, silver, and gold, so the great God has told the king what will happen in the future. The dream is true, and its interpretation is trustworthy.”here: great
- Daniel 2:48וְרַב־verav-conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Then the king promoted Daniel and gave him many generous gifts. He made him ruler over the entire province of Babylon and chief administrator over all the wise men of Babylon.here: and chief of
- Daniel 4:9רַ֣בravnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)“O Belteshazzar, chief of the magicians, I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you and that no mystery baffles you. So explain to me the visions I saw in my dream, and their interpretation.here: [the] chief of
- Daniel 4:30רַבְּתָ֑אrabeta'adjective · feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great, which I myself have built by the might of my power as a royal residence and for the glory of my majesty?”here: the great
- Daniel 5:1רַ֔בravadjective · masculine or feminine singularLater, King Belshazzar held a great feast for a thousand of his nobles, and he drank wine with them.here: great
- Daniel 5:11רַ֧בravnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods in him. In the days of your father he was found to have insight, intelligence, and wisdom like that of the gods. Your father, King Nebuchadnezzar, appointed him chief of the magicians, enchanters, astrologers, and diviners. Your own father, the king,here: chief of
- Daniel 7:2רַבָּֽא׃raba'adjective · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)Daniel declared: “In my vision in the night I looked, and suddenly the four winds of heaven were churning up the great sea.here: the great
- Daniel 7:20רַ֥בravadjective · masculine or feminine singularI also wanted to know about the ten horns on its head and the other horn that came up, before which three of them fell—the horn whose appearance was more imposing than the others, with eyes and with a mouth that spoke words of arrogance.here: [was] great
Same headword in Strong's