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HebrewH7237Noun

רַבָּה

rab.bah

13Occurrences
H7237Strong's #
NounPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Rabbah, the name of two places in Palestine, East and West

feminine of H7227 (רַב); great;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
Rabbath = "great" the capital city of the Ammonites located east of the Jordan Another name of am.mon (*עַמּוֹן *"Ammon" H5983)

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun

Morphology Code

N:N--L

Full Description

N:N--L

Occurrences

רַבָּה appears 13 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

2 Samuel
5
Jeremiah
2
Joshua
2
1 Chronicles
1
Amos
1
Deuteronomy
1
Ezk
1

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 20:1BSB

In the spring, at the time when kings march out to war, Joab led out the army and ravaged the land of the Ammonites. He came to Rabbah and besieged it, but David remained in Jerusalem. And Joab attacked Rabbah and demolished it.

2 Samuel 12:26BSB

Meanwhile, Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and captured the royal fortress.

2 Samuel 12:29BSB

So David assembled all the troops and went to Rabbah; and he fought against it and captured it.

Amos 1:14BSB

So I will kindle a fire in the walls of Rabbahto consume its citadelsamid war cries on the day of battleand a violent wind on the day of tempest.

Ezk 25:5BSB

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