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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 - and the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Osnappar deported and settled in the cities of Samaria and in the rest of the province Beyond the River.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:8 - Be it known to the king that we went to the province of Judah, to the house of the great God. It is being built with huge stones, and timber is laid in the walls. This work goes on diligently and prospers in their hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:11 - And this was their reply to us: ‘We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the house that was built many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and finished.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:10 - The Chaldeans answered the king and said, “There is not a man on earth who can meet the king’s demand, for no great and powerful king has asked such a thing of any magician or enchanter or Chaldean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:14 - Then Daniel replied with prudence and discretion to Arioch, the captain of the king’s guard, who had gone out to kill the wise men of Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:31

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:31 - “You saw, O king, and behold, a great image. This image, mighty and of exceeding brightness, stood before you, and its appearance was frightening.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:35

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:35 - Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold, all together were broken in pieces, and became like the chaff of the summer threshing floors; and the wind carried them away, so that not a trace of them could be found. But the stone that struck the image became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:45

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:45 - just as you saw that a stone was cut from a mountain by no human hand, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold. A great God has made known to the king what shall be after this. The dream is certain, and its interpretation sure.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:48

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:48 - Then the king gave Daniel high honors and many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon and chief prefect over all the wise men of Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:9 - “O Belteshazzar, chief of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you and that no mystery is too difficult for you, tell me the visions of my dream that I saw and their interpretation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:30

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:30 - and the king answered and said, “Is not this great Babylon, which I have built by my mighty power as a royal residence and for the glory of my majesty?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:1 - King Belshazzar made a great feast for a thousand of his lords and drank wine in front of the thousand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:11 - There is a man in your kingdom in whom is the spirit of the holy gods.[fn] In the days of your father, light and understanding and wisdom like the wisdom of the gods were found in him, and King Nebuchadnezzar, your father—your father the king—made him chief of the magicians, enchanters, Chaldeans, and astrologers,

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:2 - Daniel declared,[fn] “I saw in my vision by night, and behold, the four winds of heaven were stirring up the great sea.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 7:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:20 - and about the ten horns that were on its head, and the other horn that came up and before which three of them fell, the horn that had eyes and a mouth that spoke great things, and that seemed greater than its companions.
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