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Lexicon :: Strong's H7237 - rabâ

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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 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).
  1. 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.
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, Lagonom 215, 94; 219, 82 (but Ραββατμανα Polybv. 71.4), modern ‘Ammân13½ miles northeast from Heshbon, 28½ miles east of Jordan; compare BuhlGeogr. 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 LXX of Lucian (Lag.) 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

20:1

Jeremiah

49:2; 49:3

Ezekiel

21:25; 25:5

Amos

1:14

H7237

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

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

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 3:11 - (For only Og king of Bashan remained 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 [fn]nine cubits, and its width four cubits [fn]by ordinary cubit.)
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:25 - And 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;
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:60 -

Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim) and Rabbah H7237; two cities with their villages.

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:1 -

Now it happened [fn]in the spring, at the time when [fn]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.

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:26 -

Then Joab fought against Rabbah H7237 of the sons of Ammon and captured the royal city.

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:27 - And Joab sent messengers to David and said, “I have fought against Rabbah H7237, I have even captured the city of waters.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:29 - So David gathered all the people and went to Rabbah H7237, fought against it and captured it.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:27 -

Now it happened that 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,

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 20:1 -

Now it happened [fn]in the spring, at the time when kings go out to battle, that Joab led out the force of the military and brought the land of the sons of Ammon to ruin, and came and besieged Rabbah H7237. But David stayed at Jerusalem. And Joab struck Rabbah H7237 and [fn]tore it down.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:2 -

“Therefore behold, the days are coming,” declares Yahweh,

“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 Yahweh.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 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.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 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.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 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 Yahweh.”
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:14 -

“So I will kindle a fire on the wall of Rabbah H7237,

And it will consume her citadels

Amid a loud shout on the day of battle

And a storm on the day of tempest.

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