Word Study · Strong's H7238 · Hebrew
רְבוּ
rebu
reb-oo'
Strong's 1890 spelling: rᵉbûw
“increase (of dignity)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
increase (of dignity)
Rendered in the KJV as
greatness, majesty.
- 5occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 1 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 5inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 5 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 5
- וּרְב֥וּ1
- וּרְבוּתָא֙1
- וּרְבוּתָ֗א1
- וּרְבוּתָ֤ךְ1
- רְבוּתָא֙1
How it is rendered · 4
- and greatness the2
- and greatness1
- and greatness your1
- greatness the1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular1
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular1
- noun · feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)1
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- AC/Ncfsd/Ta · 2
- AC/Ncbsa · 1
- AC/Ncfsc/Sp2ms · 1
- ANcfsd/Ta · 1
All 5, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Daniel5 occurrences
- Daniel 4:22וּרְבוּתָ֤ךְurevutakhconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularyou, O king, are that tree! For you have become great and strong; your greatness has grown to reach the sky, and your dominion extends to the ends of the earth.here: and greatness your
- Daniel 4:36וּרְב֥וּurevuconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularAt the same time my sanity was restored, my honor and splendor returned to me for the glory of my kingdom. My advisers and nobles sought me out, and I was restored to my throne, and surpassing greatness was added to me.here: and greatness
- Daniel 5:18וּרְבוּתָא֙urevuta'conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)As for you, O king, the Most High God gave your father Nebuchadnezzar sovereignty and greatness, glory and honor.here: and greatness the
- Daniel 5:19רְבוּתָא֙revuta'noun · feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)Because of the greatness that He bestowed on him, the people of every nation and language trembled in fear before him. He killed whom he wished and kept alive whom he wished; he exalted whom he wished and humbled whom he wished.here: greatness the
- Daniel 7:27וּרְבוּתָ֗אurevuta'conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)Then the sovereignty, dominion, and greatness of the kingdoms under all of heaven will be given to the people, the saints of the Most High. His kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom, and all rulers will serve and obey Him.’here: and greatness the
