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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 remained of the remnant of giants; behold, his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; is it not in Rabbath^H7237 of the children of Ammon? nine cubits was the length thereof, and four cubits the breadth of it, after the cubit of a man.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 13:25

Jos 13:25 - And their coast was Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the children of Ammon, unto Aroer that is before Rabbah;^H7237

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 15:60

Jos 15:60 - Kirjathbaal, which is Kirjathjearim, and Rabbah;^H7237 two cities with their villages:

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 11:1

2Sa 11:1 - And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah.^H7237 But David tarried still at Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 12:26

2Sa 12:26 - And Joab fought against Rabbah^H7237 of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 12:27

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

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

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2Sa 17:27 - And it came to pass, when David was come to Mahanaim, that Shobi the son of Nahash of Rabbah^H7237 of the children of Ammon, and Machir the son of Ammiel of Lodebar, and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 20:1

1Ch 20:1 - And it came to pass, that after the year was expired, at the time that kings go out to battle, Joab led forth the power of the army, and wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah.^H7237 But David tarried at Jerusalem. And Joab smote Rabbah,^H7237 and destroyed it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:2

Jer 49:2 - Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will cause an alarm of war to be heard in Rabbah^H7237 of the Ammonites; and it shall be a desolate heap, and her daughters shall be burned with fire: then shall Israel be heir unto them that were his heirs, saith the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:3

Jer 49:3 - Howl, O Heshbon, for Ai is spoiled: cry, ye daughters of Rabbah,^H7237 gird you with sackcloth; lament, and run to and fro by the hedges; for their king shall go into captivity, and his priests and his princes together.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 21:20

Eze 21:20 - Appoint a way, that the sword may come to Rabbath^H7237 of the Ammonites, and to Judah in Jerusalem the defenced.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 25:5

Eze 25:5 - And I will make Rabbah^H7237 a stable for camels, and the Ammonites a couchingplace for flocks: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 1:14

Amo 1:14 - But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah,^H7237 and it shall devour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind:

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