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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 - (Og king of Bashan was the last of the Rephaites. His bed was decorated with iron and was more than nine cubits long and four cubits wide.[fn] It is still in Rabbah of the Ammonites.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 13:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:25 - The territory of Jazer, all the towns of Gilead and half the Ammonite country as far as Aroer, near Rabbah;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 15:60

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:60 - Kiriath Baal (that is, Kiriath Jearim) and Rabbah—two towns and their villages.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 11:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:1 - In the spring, at the time when kings go off to war, David sent Joab out with the king’s men and the whole Israelite army. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah. But David remained in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 12:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:26 - Meanwhile Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and captured the royal citadel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 12:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:27 - Joab then sent messengers to David, saying, “I have fought against Rabbah and taken its water supply.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 12:29

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:29 - So David mustered the entire army and went to Rabbah, and attacked and captured it.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 17:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:27 - When David came to Mahanaim, Shobi son of Nahash from Rabbah of the Ammonites, and Makir son of Ammiel from Lo Debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 20:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 20:1 - In the spring, at the time when kings go off to war, Joab led out the armed forces. He laid waste the land of the Ammonites and went to Rabbah and besieged it, but David remained in Jerusalem. Joab attacked Rabbah and left it in ruins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:2 - But the days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when I will sound the battle cry against Rabbah of the Ammonites; it will become a mound of ruins, and its surrounding villages will be set on fire. Then Israel will drive out those who drove her out,”

says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:3 - “Wail, Heshbon, for Ai is destroyed! Cry out, you inhabitants of Rabbah! Put on sackcloth and mourn; rush here and there inside the walls, for Molek will go into exile, together with his priests and officials.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 21:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:20 - Mark out one road for the sword to come against Rabbah of the Ammonites and another against Judah and fortified Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 25:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 25:5 - I will turn Rabbah into a pasture for camels and Ammon into a resting place for sheep. Then you will know that I am the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:14 - I will set fire to the walls of Rabbah that will consume her fortresses amid war cries on the day of battle, amid violent winds on a stormy day.
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