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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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 3:11 - (King Og of Bashan was the last survivor of the giant Rephaites. His bed was made of iron and was more than thirteen feet long and six feet wide.[fn] It can still be seen in the Ammonite city of Rabbah.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 13:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:25 - Their territory included Jazer, all the towns of Gilead, and half of the land of Ammon, as far as the town of Aroer just west of[fn] Rabbah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 15:60

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:60 - There were also Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim) and Rabbah—two towns with their surrounding villages.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 11:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:1 - In the spring of the year,[fn] when kings normally go out to war, David sent Joab and the Israelite army to fight the Ammonites. They destroyed the Ammonite army and laid siege to the city of Rabbah. However, David stayed behind in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 12:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:26 - Meanwhile, Joab was fighting against Rabbah, the capital of Ammon, and he captured the royal fortifications.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 12:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:27 - Joab sent messengers to tell David, “I have fought against Rabbah and captured its water supply.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 12:29

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:29 - So David gathered the rest of the army and went to Rabbah, and he fought against it and captured it.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 17:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:27 - When David arrived at Mahanaim, he was warmly greeted by Shobi son of Nahash, who came from Rabbah of the Ammonites, and by Makir son of Ammiel from Lo-debar, and by Barzillai of Gilead from Rogelim.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 20:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 20:1 - In the spring of the year,[fn] when kings normally go out to war, Joab led the Israelite army in successful attacks against the land of the Ammonites. In the process he laid siege to the city of Rabbah. However, David stayed behind in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:2 - In the days to come,” says the LORD,
“I will sound the battle cry against your city of Rabbah.
It will become a desolate heap of ruins,
and the neighboring towns will be burned.
Then Israel will take back the land
you took from her,” says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:3 - “Cry out, O Heshbon,
for the town of Ai is destroyed.
Weep, O people of Rabbah!
Put on your clothes of mourning.
Weep and wail, hiding in the hedges,
for your god Molech, with his priests and officials,
will be hauled off to distant lands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 21:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:20 - one road going to Ammon and its capital, Rabbah, and the other to Judah and fortified Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 25:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 25:5 - And I will turn the city of Rabbah into a pasture for camels, and all the land of the Ammonites into a resting place for sheep and goats. Then you will know that I am the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:14 - So I will send down fire on the walls of Rabbah,
and all its fortresses will be destroyed.
The battle will come upon them with shouts,
like a whirlwind in a mighty storm.
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