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Lexicon :: Strong's H7237 - rabâ

Strong's

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רַבָּה

Transliteration

rabâ

Pronunciation

rab-baw'

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Part of Speech

proper locative noun

Root Word (Etymology)

Fem. of רַב (H7227)

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

רַבָּה Rabbâh, rab-baw'; feminine of H7227; great; Rabbah, the name of two places in Palestine, East and West:—Rabbah, Rabbath.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x

The KJV translates Strong's H7237 in the following manner: Rabbah (13x), Rabbath (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x

The KJV translates Strong's H7237 in the following manner: Rabbah (13x), Rabbath (2x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

Rabbath = "great"
1. the capital city of the Ammonites located east of the Jordan
2. a town in Judah; site uncertain

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

רַבָּה Rabbâh, rab-baw'; feminine of H7227; great; Rabbah, the name of two places in Palestine, East and West:—Rabbah, Rabbath.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H7237: Abbreviations

† רַבָּה proper name, of a location Rabba (properly great or populous, that is, city); —

1. capital of Ammonites explicitly, רַבַּת בְּנֵי עַמּוֺן 2 Samuel 12:26, 27; 2 Samuel 17:27; Deuteronomy 3:11; Jeremiah 49:2; Ezekiel 21:25; רַבָּה alone 2 Samuel 11:1 || 1 Chronicles 20:1 (twice in verse), Amos 1:14; Jeremiah 49:3; Ezekiel 25:5; Joshua 13:25 (P); with ה locative רַבָּ֑תָה 2 Samuel 12:29; in Greek Period Philadelphia, Lag^{onom 215, 94; 219, 82} (but Ραββατμανα Polyb^{v. 71.4}), modern ‘Ammân13½ miles northeast from Heshbon, 28½ miles east of Jordan; compare Buhl^{Geogr. 260};- Greek Version of the LXX

Ραββαθ, Ραββα

2. הָרַבָּה city in Judah Joshua 15:60 (P), site unknown; — Greek Version of the LXX

Σωθηβα, A

Αρεββα.

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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Deuteronomy

3:11

Joshua

13:25; 15:60

2 Samuel

11:1; 12:26; 12:27; 12:29; 17:27

1 Chronicles

Jeremiah

Ezekiel

Amos

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Strong's Number H7237 matches the Hebrew רַבָּה (rabâ),
which occurs 15 times in 14 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 3:11

Deu 3:11 - (For only Og king of Bashan was left of the remnant of the Rephaim. Behold, his [fn]bedstead was an iron [fn]bedstead; it is in Rabbah^H7237 of the sons of Ammon. Its length was nine cubits and its width four cubits [fn]by ordinary cubit.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 13:25

Jos 13:25 - Their territory was Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the sons of Ammon, as far as Aroer which is before Rabbah;^H7237

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 15:60

Jos 15:60 - Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), and Rabbah;^H7237 two cities with their villages.

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2Sa 11:1 - Then it happened [fn]in the spring, at the time when kings go out to battle, that David sent Joab and his servants with him and all Israel, and they destroyed the sons of Ammon and besieged Rabbah.^H7237 But David stayed at Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 12:26

2Sa 12:26 - Now Joab fought against Rabbah^H7237 of the sons of Ammon and captured the royal city.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 12:27

2Sa 12:27 - Joab sent messengers to David and said, “I have fought against Rabbah,^H7237 I have even captured the city of waters.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 12:29

2Sa 12:29 - So David gathered all the people and went to Rabbah,^H7237 fought against it and captured it.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 17:27

2Sa 17:27 - Now when David had come to Mahanaim, Shobi the son of Nahash from Rabbah^H7237 of the sons of Ammon, Machir the son of Ammiel from Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 20:1

1Ch 20:1 - Then it happened [fn]in the spring, at the time when kings go out to battle, that Joab led out the army and ravaged the land of the sons of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah.^H7237 But David stayed at Jerusalem. And Joab struck Rabbah^H7237 and overthrew it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:2

Jer 49:2 - “Therefore behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD,
“That I will cause a [fn]trumpet blast of war to be heard
Against Rabbah^H7237 of the sons of Ammon;
And it will become a desolate heap,
And her towns will be set on fire.
Then Israel will take possession of his possessors,”
Says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:3

Jer 49:3 - “Wail, O Heshbon, for Ai has been destroyed!
Cry out, O daughters of Rabbah,^H7237
Gird yourselves with sackcloth and lament,
And rush back and forth inside the walls;
For [fn]Malcam will go into exile
Together with his priests and his princes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 21:20

Eze 21:20 - “You shall [fn]mark a way for the sword to come to Rabbah^H7237 of the sons of Ammon, and to Judah into fortified Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 25:5

Eze 25:5 - “I will make Rabbah^H7237 a pasture for camels and the sons of Ammon a resting place for flocks. Thus you will know that I am the LORD.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 1:14

Amo 1:14 - “So I will kindle a fire on the wall of Rabbah^H7237
And it will consume her citadels
Amid [fn]war cries on the day of battle,
And a storm on the day of tempest.

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