HebrewH7233Noun (Feminine)

רְבָבָה

re.va.vah

14Occurrences
H7233Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

abundance (in number), i.e. (specifically) a myriad (whether definite or indefinite)

from H7231 (רָבַב);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
multitude, myriad, ten thousand

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

H:N-F

Full Description

H:N-F

Occurrences

רְבָבָה appears 14 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

1 Samuel
3
Deuteronomy
3
Ezk
1
Genesis
1
Judges
1
Leviticus
1
Micah
1
Numbers
1

Key Passages

1 Samuel 18:7BSB

And as the women danced, they sang out:“Saul has slain his thousands,and David his tens of thousands.”

1 Samuel 29:5BSB

Is this not the David about whom they sing in their dances:‘Saul has slain his thousands,and David his tens of thousands’?”

Deuteronomy 33:2BSB

He said:“The LORD came from Sinaiand dawned upon us from Seir;He shone forth from Mount Paranand came with myriads of holy ones,with flaming fire at His right hand.

Ezk 16:7BSB

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Judges 20:10BSB

We will take ten men out of every hundred from all the tribes of Israel, and a hundred out of every thousand, and a thousand out of every ten thousand, to supply provisions for the army when they go to Gibeah in Benjamin to punish them for the atrocity they have committed in Israel.”

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