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Lexicon :: Strong's H7229 - raḇ

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רַב
Transliteration
raḇ
Pronunciation
rab
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Part of Speech
adjective, noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Corresponding to רַב (H7227)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2984a

Strong’s Definitions

רַב rab, rab; (Aramaic) corresponding to H7227:—captain, chief, great, lord, master, stout.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x

The KJV translates Strong's H7229 in the following manner: great (9x), master (2x), stout (1x), chief (1x), captain (1x), lord (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x
The KJV translates Strong's H7229 in the following manner: great (9x), master (2x), stout (1x), chief (1x), captain (1x), lord (1x).
adjective

  1. great

    1. great

    2. great (fig of power)

      noun

  2. captain, chief

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
רַב rab, rab; (Aramaic) corresponding to H7227:—captain, chief, great, lord, master, stout.
STRONGS H7229: Abbreviations

Biblical Aramaic

רַב adjective great (Targum Syriac); — absolute Daniel 2:31 +, construct Daniel 2:14 +; emphatic masculine רַבָּא Ezra 4:10 +; feminine רַבְּתָא Daniel 4:27 [Daniel 4:30];
[H7260 masculine plural redupl. רַבְרְבִין (K§ 59, 4) Daniel 3:33 [Daniel 4:3], feminine plural בָן - Daniel 2:48 +, emphatic ָ֯ תָא Daniel 7:11, Daniel 7:17;] —
1. great, literally, of image Daniel 2:31, rock Daniel 2:35, city Daniel 4:27 [Daniel 4:30], sea Daniel 7:2,
[H7260 beast Daniel 7:3; Daniel 7:17, teeth Daniel 7:7, gifts Daniel 2:48];
great, imposing, feast Daniel 5:1,
[H7260 signs Daniel 3:33 [Daniel 4:3], words Daniel 7:8, Daniel 7:11, Daniel 7:20; with מִן [H4481 Daniel 7:20]].
2. figurative of power, influence, etc.: great king Daniel 2:10; Ezra 4:10; Ezra 5:11 (compare Zinjirli מלכן רברבן Cooke183), God Ezra 5:8; Daniel 2:45.
3. as noun = captain, chief: רַב טַבָּחַיָּא Daniel 2:14, סִגְנִין ר׳ Daniel 2:48, חַרְטֻמַּיָּא ר׳ Daniel 4:6 [Daniel 4:9]; Daniel 5:11.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Ezra

4:10; 4:10; 5:8; 5:11

Daniel

2:10; 2:14; 2:14; 2:31; 2:31; 2:35; 2:45; 2:48; 4:9; 4:30; 4:30; 5:1; 5:11; 7:2

H7229

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7229 matches the Hebrew רַב (raḇ),
which occurs 15 times in 15 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:10 - They also sent greetings from the rest of the people whom the great and noble Ashurbanipal[fn] had deported and relocated in Samaria and throughout the neighboring lands of the province west of the Euphrates River.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:8 - “The king should know that we went to the construction site of the Temple of the great God in the province of Judah. It is being rebuilt with specially prepared stones, and timber is being laid in its walls. The work is going forward with great energy and success.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:11 - “This was their answer: ‘We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the Temple that was built here many years ago by a great king of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:10 - The astrologers replied to the king, “No one on earth can tell the king his dream! And no king, however great and powerful, has ever asked such a thing of any magician, enchanter, or astrologer!

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:14 - When Arioch, the commander of the king’s guard, came to kill them, Daniel handled the situation with wisdom and discretion.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:31

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:31 - “In your vision, Your Majesty, you saw standing before you a huge, shining statue of a man. It was a frightening sight.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:35

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:35 - The whole statue was crushed into small pieces of iron, clay, bronze, silver, and gold. Then the wind blew them away without a trace, like chaff on a threshing floor. But the rock that knocked the statue down became a great mountain that covered the whole earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:45

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:45 - That is the meaning of the rock cut from the mountain, though not by human hands, that crushed to pieces the statue of iron, bronze, clay, silver, and gold. The great God was showing the king what will happen in the future. The dream is true, and its meaning is certain.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:48

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:48 - Then the king appointed Daniel to a high position and gave him many valuable gifts. He made Daniel ruler over the whole province of Babylon, as well as chief over all his wise men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:9 - “I said to him, ‘Belteshazzar, chief of the magicians, I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you and that no mystery is too great for you to solve. Now tell me what my dream means.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:30

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:30 - As he looked out across the city, he said, ‘Look at this great city of Babylon! By my own mighty power, I have built this beautiful city as my royal residence to display my majestic splendor.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:1 - Many years later King Belshazzar gave a great feast for 1,000 of his nobles, and he drank wine with them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:11 - There is a man in your kingdom who has within him the spirit of the holy gods. During Nebuchadnezzar’s reign, this man was found to have insight, understanding, and wisdom like that of the gods. Your predecessor, the king—your predecessor King Nebuchadnezzar—made him chief over all the magicians, enchanters, astrologers, and fortune-tellers of Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:2 - In my vision that night, I, Daniel, saw a great storm churning the surface of a great sea, with strong winds blowing from every direction.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 7:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:20 - I also asked about the ten horns on the fourth beast’s head and the little horn that came up afterward and destroyed three of the other horns. This horn had seemed greater than the others, and it had human eyes and a mouth that was boasting arrogantly.
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