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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 - Only King Og of Bashan was left of the remaining Rephaites. (It is noteworthy that his sarcophagus was made of iron. Does it not, indeed, still remain in Rabbath of the Ammonites? It is thirteen and a half feet long and six feet wide according to standard measure.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 13:25

Jos 13:25 - Their territory included Jazer, all the cities of Gilead, and half of Ammonite territory as far as Aroer near Rabbah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 15:60

Jos 15:60 - Kiriath Baal (that is, Kiriath Jearim) and Rabbah - a total of two cities and their towns.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 11:1

2Sa 11:1 - In the spring of the year, at the time when kings normally conduct wars, David sent out Joab with his officers and the entire Israelite army. They defeated the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah. But David stayed behind in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 12:26

2Sa 12:26 - So Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and captured the royal city.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 12:27

2Sa 12:27 - Joab then sent messengers to David, saying, "I have fought against Rabbah and have captured the water supply of the city.

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2Sa 12:29 - So David assembled all the army and went to Rabbah and fought against it and captured it.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 17:27

2Sa 17:27 - When David came to Mahanaim, Shobi the son of Nahash from Rabbah of the Ammonites, Makir 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 - In the spring, at the time when kings normally conduct wars, Joab led the army into battle and devastated the land of the Ammonites. He went and besieged Rabbah, while David stayed in Jerusalem. Joab defeated Rabbah and tore it down.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:2

Jer 49:2 - Because you did that, I, the LORD, affirm that a time is coming when I will make Rabbah, the capital city of Ammon, hear the sound of the battle cry. It will become a mound covered with ruins. Its villages will be burned to the ground. Then Israel will take back its land from those who took their land from them. I, the Lord, affirm it!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:3

Jer 49:3 - Wail, you people in Heshbon, because Ai in Ammon is destroyed. Cry out in anguish, you people in the villages surrounding Rabbah. Put on sackcloth and cry out in mourning. Run about covered with gashes. For your god Milcom will go into exile along with his priests and officials.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 21:20

Eze 21:20 - Mark out the routes for the sword to take: "Rabbah of the Ammonites" and "Judah with Jerusalem in it."

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 25:5

Eze 25:5 - I will make Rabbah a pasture for camels and Ammon a resting place for sheep. Then you will know that I am the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 1:14

Amo 1:14 - So I will set fire to Rabbah's city wall; fire will consume her fortresses. War cries will be heard on the day of battle; a strong gale will blow on the day of the windstorm.

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רַבָּה

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