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רְבָבָה H7233
H7233 is the Hebrew word רְבָבָה, transliterated rᵉbâbâh and said reb-aw-baw'. The King James Version most often renders it ten thousands.
What it means
abundance (in number), i.e. (specifically) a myriad (whether definite or indefinite).
Where it comes from
from H7231 (רָבַב).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 15 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: many, million, [idiom] multiply, ten thousand.
Verses using רְבָבָה
All 15 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 24:60 · KJV
And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them.
Leviticus 26:8 · KJV
And five of you shall chase an hundred, and an hundred of you shall put ten thousand to flight: and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword.
Numbers 10:36 · KJV
And when it rested, he said, Return, O LORD, unto the many thousands of Israel.
Deuteronomy 32:30 · KJV
How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the LORD had shut them up?
Deuteronomy 33:2 · KJV
And he said, The LORD came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand went a fiery law for them.
Deuteronomy 33:17 · KJV
His glory is like the firstling of his bullock, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns: with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth: and they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh.
Judges 20:10 · KJV
And we will take ten men of an hundred throughout all the tribes of Israel, and an hundred of a thousand, and a thousand out of ten thousand, to fetch victual for the people, that they may do, when they come to Gibeah of Benjamin, according to all the folly that they have wrought in Israel.
1 Samuel 18:7 · KJV
And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.
1 Samuel 18:8 · KJV
And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom?
1 Samuel 21:11 · KJV
And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands?
1 Samuel 29:5 · KJV
Is not this David, of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying, Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands?
Psalm 3:6 · KJV
I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about.
Psalm 91:7 · KJV
A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.
Ezekiel 16:7 · KJV
I have caused thee to multiply as the bud of the field, and thou hast increased and waxen great, and thou art come to excellent ornaments: thy breasts are fashioned, and thine hair is grown, whereas thou wast naked and bare.
Micah 6:7 · KJV
Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
Common questions
What does Strong's H7233 mean?
H7233 is the Hebrew word רְבָבָה (rᵉbâbâh), meaning abundance (in number), i.e. (specifically) a myriad (whether definite or indefinite).
How is H7233 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it ten thousands (7 times), millions (1 time), you shall put ten thousand (1 time), many (1 time), put ten (1 time), among others.
How many times does H7233 appear in the Bible?
רְבָבָה (rᵉbâbâh) is tagged in 15 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H7233 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H7231 (רָבַב).
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