רָבַע
ra.va
“to square”
Definition
to be quadrate
a primitive root (rather identical with H7250 (רָבַע) through the idea of sprawling 'at all fours' (or possibly the reverse is the order of deriv.); compare H702 (אַרְבַּע)); properly, to be four (sided); used only as denominative of H7253 (רֶבַע);
- to square, be squared 1a) (Qal) square (participle) 1b) (Pual) square (participle)
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Occurrences
רָבַע appears 12 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
All the doorways had rectangular frames, with the openings facing one another in three tiers.
“You are to build an altar of acacia wood. The altar must be square, five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high.
It is to be square, a cubit long, a cubit wide, and two cubits high. Its horns must be of one piece.
Bezalel constructed the altar of burnt offering from acacia wood. It was square, five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high.
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