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Lexicon :: Strong's H7227 - raḇ

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רַב
Transliteration
raḇ
Pronunciation
rab
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Part of Speech
adjective, adverb, masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Contracted from רָבַב (H7231)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2099a,2099b

Strong’s Definitions

רַב rab, rab; by contracted from H7231; abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality):—(in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), (ship-)master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude), officer, often(-times), plenteous, populous, prince, process (of time), suffice(-lent).


KJV Translation Count — Total: 458x

The KJV translates Strong's H7227 in the following manner: many (190x), great (118x), much (36x), captain (24x), more (12x), long (10x), enough (9x), multitude (7x), mighty (5x), greater (4x), greatly (3x), miscellaneous (40x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 458x
The KJV translates Strong's H7227 in the following manner: many (190x), great (118x), much (36x), captain (24x), more (12x), long (10x), enough (9x), multitude (7x), mighty (5x), greater (4x), greatly (3x), miscellaneous (40x).
adjective
  1. much, many, great

    1. much

    2. many

    3. abounding in

    4. more numerous than

    5. abundant, enough

    6. great

    7. strong

    8. greater than

      adverb
    9. much, exceedingly

      masculine noun
  2. captain, chief

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
רַב rab, rab; by contracted from H7231; abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality):—(in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), (ship-)master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude), officer, often(-times), plenteous, populous, prince, process (of time), suffice(-lent).
STRONGS H7227: Abbreviations
I. רַב 429 adjective much, many, great; — masculine singular absolute ר׳ Genesis 24:25+, רָ֑ב Genesis 33:9+, also רָ֛ב 2 Chronicles 20:2 ב֖ 2 Chronicles 28:8, רָב֨ Ezra 10:13, etc.; construct תַב Exodus 34:6 +; feminine singular רַבָּה Numbers 11:33 +; construct רַבַּת Ezekiel 22:5 + רַבָּ֫תִי (Ges §90 k 1) Lamentations 1:1 (twice in verse); masculine plural absolute רַבִּים Exodus 23:2 (twice in verse)+, construct see II. רַב; feminine plural absolute רַבּוֺת Genesis 30:43 +; — [often both as predicate and as attributive; as attributive preceding noun (influence of usage for numerals ? KöSynt.§334 k Ges§ 132 b): רַב Isaiah 63:7; Psalm 145:7 (but read probably רֹב, רָבֿ; in Isaiah 21:7 ר׳ is predicate), רַבּים Jeremiah 16:16; Psalm 32:10; Psalm 89:51 (on context Bö Bae, also Hup), Proverbs 7:26; 1 Chronicles 28:5, רַבּוֺת Nehemiah 9:28; Proverbs 31:29]; —
1. (often opposed to מְעַט)
a.
(1) much: of substances, gold 1 Kings 10:2; Psalm 19:11, silver (money) 2 Kings 12:11= 2 Chronicles 24:11, bronze 1 Chronicles 18:8, wine Esther 1:7; of other quantities, e.g. spoil 2 Samuel 3:22, property 2 Chronicles 32:29, seed Deuteronomy 28:38, etc.; שֶׁיִּהְיוּ רַב Ecclesiastes 6:3b, be it much that his days amount to;
(2) especially of collectives, numerous, עַם־רַב Joshua 11:4; 2 Samuel 13:34, רַבָּה עֲבֻדָּה Genesis 26:14; Job 1:3, רַב מִקְנֶה Deuteronomy 3:19 +, etc.
b. plural many: person Exodus 5:5; Judges 8:30; Judges 9:40; 1 Kings 4:20; 1 Kings 11:1+, things Genesis 30:43; Amos 5:12; Deuteronomy 31:17 +; noun omitted רַבּוֺת Daniel 11:41 (that is, lands; read רִבּוֺת myriads Kmp Bev Behrm Marti Prince); יָמִים רֵבִּים many days (a long time) Genesis 21:34; Genesis 37:24 + 28 times, שָׁנִים רַבּוֺת Nehemiah 9:30; Ecclesiastes 6:3a, אִם עוֺר רַבּוֺת בַּשָּׁנִים Leviticus 25:51; רַבּוֺת עִתִּים Nehemiah 9:28 many times (see above) = רַבּוֺת פְּעָמִים Psalm 106:43; Ecclesiastes 7:22; מַכָּה רַבָּה Deuteronomy 25:3 many blows; מַיִם רַבִּים many waters Numbers 20:11 Numbers 24:7 + 27 times, compare Isaiah 8:7; etc.
c. רַב as substantive collective person Exodus 19:21, also (opposed to מְעַט) 1 Samuel 14:6; Numbers 13:18; Numbers 26:54, 56; Numbers 33:54; Numbers 35:8; so רַבַּת (Ges§ 130a) 2 Chronicles 30:17, 18, and (thing; =much) Ezekiel 24:12; רַב construct before abstract (= רֹב) Isaiah 21:7; Isaiah 63:7; Psalm 145:7; especially plural רַבִּים of person Exodus 23:2 (twice in verse) + 37 times + בַּתרַֿבִּים Cant 7:5.
†d. construct= abounding in, רַב־בְּרָכוֹת Proverbs 28:20, רַבחֶֿסֶר (see I. חֶסֶד 3), רַב־כֹּחַ Psalm 147:5, רַבמְֿאֵרוֺת Proverbs 28:27, רַב הַמְּהוּמָה Ezekiel 22:5, רַב־נוֹצָה Ezekiel 17:7, רַב־הָעֲלִילִיָּה Jeremiah 32:19, רַב־פְּעָלִים 2 Samuel 23:20= 1 Chronicles 11:22, רַב־פָּ֑שַׁע Proverbs 29:22 רַבתְּֿבוּנָה Proverbs 14:29; רַבַּת אוֺצָרֹת Jeremiah 51:13, רַבַּת בָּנִים 1 Samuel 2:5 רַבָּ֫תִי עָם Lamentations 1:1 (Ges§ 90l).
†e. + מִן compare= more numerous than Exodus 1:9; Numbers 22:15; Joshua 10:11; Judges 16:30; 2 Kings 6:16; Isaiah 54:1; 1 Chronicles 24:4; 2 Chronicles 32:7; Daniel 11:13; followed by infinitive, too many to Genesis 36:7; Judges 7:2 (compare Judges 7:4); see also following
†f. רַב =abundant, enough Genesis 24:25; Genesis 33:9; as exclamation enough! Genesis 45:28; 2 Samuel 24:16 = 1 Chronicles 21:15; 1 Kings 19:4, so (+ מִן infinitive) Exodus 9:28 (מִן 6d); רַבלָֿךְ (with implication of excess) Deuteronomy 3:26 (let it) suffice thee! so רַבלָֿכֶם Ezekiel 45:9, also Numbers 16:3, 7= ye assume too much ! + infinitive it is enough for you to Deuteronomy 1:6; Deuteronomy 2:3 (i.e. you have done it enough), so + מִן infinitive 1 Kings 12:28, מִן substantive Ezekiel 44:6.
†g. as adverb much, exceedingly (only Psalms), רַב Psalm 123:3, רָֹב Psalm 18:15 (Hup De Che and others; HPS 2 Samuel 22:15 conjectures רָמָה omits || 2 Samuel 22:15); רַבָּה Psalm 62:3; Psalm 78:15; Psalm 89:8 (Greek Version of the LXX. Bae רַב הוּא); רַבַּת (Aramaism, compare Syriac bdb091301, bdb091302, Nö§ 155 A WSG 135) Psalm 65:10; Psalm 120:6 (=long enough), Psalm 123:4; Psalm 129:1; Psalm 129:2;
2. less often great:
a. of space 1 Samuel 26:13, the deep Amos 7:4; Genesis 7:11; Isaiah 51:10; Psalm 36:7(figurative), city Lamentations 1:1 (רַ֫בָּתִי בַגּוֺיִם Ges § 90 l), — see also צִירוֺן, חֲמָת; —plague Numbers 11:33, empire Esther 1:20 goodness Psalm 31:20, wickedness Genesis 6:5, etc.
b. specifically strong (opposed to אֵין כֹּחַ) 2 Chronicles 14:10; רַב לְהוֺשִׁיעַ Isaiah 63:1 so רַבִּים as substantive Isaiah 53:12 (|| עֲצוּמִים).
†c. major natu Genesis 25:23 (opposed to צָעִיר); רַבּים as substantive grandœvi [grandævi ?], Job 32:9.
†d. + מִן compare greater than Deuteronomy 7:1, 17; Deuteronomy 9:14; Deuteronomy 20:1 too great for Joshua 19:9; 1 Kings 19:7Proverbs 26:10 is hopelessly corrupt, see Toy.

II. רַב 49 noun masculine chief (Assyrian-Babylonian influence, compare rab DlHWB 609 b; Biblical Aramic רַב); — construct ר׳ Jeremiah 39:9 +; plural construct רַבֵּי [H7249 Jeremiah 39:13]; Jeremiah 41:1 (but see below); — especially רַבֿ טַבָּחִים chief of guardsmen (see טַבָּח), only as title of Babylonian officer Jeremiah 30:9, 10 + 15 times Jeremiah, 7 times || 2 Kings 25 (compare שַׁר הַט׳ in Gen [J E]); also † רַב הַחֹבֵל Jonah 1:6 chief of the sailors, i.e. captain; † in general כָּלרַֿב בֵּיתוֺ Esther 1:8, † רַ־סָרִיסָיו Daniel 1:3 (see סָרִיס), and so רַבֵּי מֶלֶךְ בָּבֶל Jeremiah 39:13, רַבֵּי הַמֶּלֶךְ Jeremiah 41:1 (late gloss; omitted by Greek Version of the LXX and || 2 Kings 25:25, so Hi Gf Gie). † The following titles of Assyrian -Babylonian officers are probably loan-words in Hebrew: רַב־מָ֑ג [H7249 Jeremiah 39:3], 13 usually chief soothsayer (see מָ֑ג), but = rab-mugi [? chief of princes] PinchesHast. DB. BAB-MAG;
[H7249 רַב־סָרִיס (compare Old Aramaic [Nineveh] רב סרס Lzb366), 2 Kings 18:17 (Assyrian; not in || [H7262 Isaiah 36:2]), Jeremiah 39:3, 13 (Babylonian), usually chief eunuch, but = rabû-ša-rêši, chief of the heads (the principal men) WklUnters. x. altor. Geschichte. 1889, Excurs. v, p. 138 (actually found as rubû-ša-ri-ešu PinchesAcad June 25,1892, 618), PinchesHast. DB. RAB-SARIS];
[H7262 רַב־שָׁקֵה (van d. H. רַבְשָׁקֵה) chief of the officers (?) (so probably Assyrian rab-ŠAḲ; šaḳû = high one; COT 2 Kings 18:17] KBii. 23 DlHWB 685 a TieleBab.-As. Geschichte. 497. 513 PinchesHast. DB. iv 191), 2 Kings 18:17, 19, 26, 27, 28, 37; 2 Kings 19:4, 8 = Isaiah 36:2, 4, 11, 12, 13 (twice in verse); Isaiah 36:22; 37:4, 8.]
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

6:5; 7:11; 21:34; 24:25; 24:25; 25:23; 26:14; 30:43; 30:43; 33:9; 33:9; 36:7; 37:24; 45:28

Exodus

1:9; 5:5; 9:28; 19:21; 23:2; 23:2; 34:6

Leviticus

25:51

Numbers

11:33; 11:33; 13:18; 16:3; 16:7; 20:11; 22:15; 24:7; 26:54; 26:56; 33:54; 35:8

Deuteronomy

1:6; 2:3; 3:19; 3:26; 7:1; 7:17; 9:14; 20:1; 25:3; 28:38; 31:17

Joshua

10:11; 11:4; 19:9

Judges

7:2; 7:4; 8:30; 9:40; 16:30

1 Samuel

2:5; 14:6; 26:13

2 Samuel

3:22; 13:34; 22:15; 22:15; 23:20; 24:16

1 Kings

4:20; 10:2; 11:1; 12:28; 19:4; 19:7

2 Kings

6:16; 12:11; 25:25

1 Chronicles

11:22; 18:8; 21:15; 24:4; 28:5

2 Chronicles

14:10; 20:2; 24:11; 28:8; 30:17; 30:18; 32:7; 32:29

Ezra

10:13

Nehemiah

9:28; 9:28; 9:30

Esther

1:7; 1:8; 1:20

Job

1:3; 32:9

Psalms

18:15; 19:11; 31:20; 32:10; 36:7; 62:3; 65:10; 78:15; 89:8; 89:51; 106:43; 120:6; 123:3; 123:4; 129:1; 129:2; 145:7; 145:7; 147:5

Proverbs

7:26; 14:29; 26:10; 28:20; 28:27; 29:22; 31:29

Ecclesiastes

6:3; 6:3; 7:22

Song of Songs

7:5

Isaiah

8:7; 21:7; 21:7; 51:10; 53:12; 54:1; 63:1; 63:7; 63:7

Jeremiah

16:16; 30:9; 30:10; 32:19; 39:9; 39:13; 39:13; 41:1; 41:1; 51:13

Lamentations

1:1; 1:1; 1:1

Ezekiel

17:7; 22:5; 22:5; 24:12; 44:6; 45:9

Daniel

1:3; 11:13; 11:41

Amos

5:12; 7:4

Jonah

1:6

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7227 matches the Hebrew רַב (raḇ),
which occurs 57 times in 57 verses in 'Psa' in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Psa 3:1–Psa 123:3)

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 3:1 - [[A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son.]] LORD, how are they increased that trouble me! many H7227 are they that rise up against me.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 3:2 - Many H7227 there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 4:6 - There be many H7227 that say, Who will shew us any good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:16 - He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many H7227 waters.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:10 - More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much H7227 fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:11 - Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great H7227 reward.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:13 - Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great H7227 transgression.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:12 - Many H7227 bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:25 - My praise shall be of thee in the great H7227 congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:11 - For thy name's sake, O LORD, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great. H7227
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 29:3 - The voice of the LORD is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the LORD is upon many H7227 waters.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:13 - For I have heard the slander of many: H7227 fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:19 - Oh how great H7227 is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:6 - For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great H7227 waters they shall not come nigh unto him.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:10 - Many H7227 sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:19 - Many H7227 are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:18 - I will give thee thanks in the great H7227 congregation: I will praise thee among much people.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 36:6 - Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great H7227 deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:16 - A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many H7227 wicked.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:3 - And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many H7227 shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:5 - Many, H7227 O LORD my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:9 - I have preached righteousness in the great H7227 congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:10 - I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great H7227 congregation.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 48:2 - Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great H7227 King.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:18 - He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many H7227 with me.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 56:2 - Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many H7227 that fight against me, O thou most High.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 62:2 - He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly H7227 moved.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 65:9 - Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly H7227 enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:11 - The Lord gave the word: great H7227 was the company of those that published it.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:7 - I am as a wonder unto many; H7227 but thou art my strong refuge.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:20 - Thou, which hast shewed me great H7227 and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:19 - Thy way is in the sea, and thy path in the great H7227 waters, and thy footsteps are not known.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:15 - He clave the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great H7227 depths.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 86:5 - For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous H7227 in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 86:15 - But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous H7227 in mercy and truth.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:7 - God is greatly H7227 to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:50 - Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; how I do bear in my bosom the reproach of all the mighty H7227 people;
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 93:4 - The LORD on high is mightier than the noise of many H7227 waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:1 - The LORD reigneth; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude H7227 of isles be glad thereof.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:8 - The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous H7227 in mercy.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:43 - Many H7227 times did he deliver them; but they provoked him with their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:23 - They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great H7227 waters;
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:30 - I will greatly praise the LORD with my mouth; yea, I will praise him among the multitude. H7227
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 110:6 - He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill the places with the dead bodies; he shall wound the heads over many H7227 countries.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:156 - Great H7227 are thy tender mercies, O LORD: quicken me according to thy judgments.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:157 - Many H7227 are my persecutors and mine enemies; yet do I not decline from thy testimonies.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:162 - I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great H7227 spoil.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:165 - Great H7227 peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 120:6 - My soul hath long H7227 dwelt with him that hateth peace.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 123:3 - Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly H7227 filled with contempt.

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