Word Study · Strong's H7228 · Hebrew

רַב

rab

rab

“an archer”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

an archer

Rendered in the KJV as

archer.

3
occurrencesin the Old Testament
3 of 39
Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
3
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 3 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 3

רַ֥ב1
רַבָּ֗יו1
רַ֠בִּים1

How it is rendered · 3

an archer1
archers1
archers his1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 3

adjective · masculine singular1
noun · masculine plural1
noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

HAamsa · 1
HNcmpa · 1
HNcmpc/Sp3ms · 1

All 3, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Job1 of 3 · 33%
Proverbs1 of 3 · 33%
Jeremiah1 of 3 · 33%

Job carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.

Job1 occurrence

Job 16:13רַבָּ֗יוrabavnoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularHis archers surround me. He pierces my kidneys without mercy and spills my gall on the ground.here: archers his

Proverbs1 occurrence

Proverbs 26:10רַ֥בravadjective · masculine singularLike an archer who wounds at random is he who hires a fool or passerby.here: an archer

Jeremiah1 occurrence

Jeremiah 50:29רַ֠בִּיםrabimnoun · masculine pluralSummon the archers against Babylon, all who string the bow. Encamp all around her; let no one escape. Repay her according to her deeds; do to her as she has done. For she has defied the LORD, the Holy One of Israel.here: archers

Same headword in Strong's

Hebrew words spelled רַב

H7229 · 15×

רַב

rab

“{abundant}”

H7227 · 454×

רַב

rab

“abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)”

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