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רַבָּה H7237

H7237 is the Hebrew word רַבָּה, transliterated Rabbâh and said rab-baw'. The King James Version most often renders it rabbah.

Word: רַבָּהTransliteration: RabbâhSaid: rab-baw'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 13 verses

What it means

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

Where it comes from

feminine of H7227 (רַב); great.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 14 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

rabbah 10×rabbath 2×against rabbah 2×

Strong's own list of renderings: Rabbah, Rabbath.

Verses using רַבָּה

All 13 verses, quoted in full.

Deuteronomy 3:11 · KJV

For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants; behold, his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; is it not in Rabbath of the children of Ammon? nine cubits was the length thereof, and four cubits the breadth of it, after the cubit of a man.

Joshua 15:60 · KJV

Kirjathbaal, which is Kirjathjearim, and Rabbah; two cities with their villages:

2 Samuel 11:1 · KJV

And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried still at Jerusalem.

2 Samuel 12:26 · KJV

And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.

2 Samuel 12:27 · KJV

And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters.

2 Samuel 12:29 · KJV

And David gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it.

2 Samuel 17:27 · KJV

And it came to pass, when David was come to Mahanaim, that Shobi the son of Nahash of Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and Machir the son of Ammiel of Lodebar, and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim,

1 Chronicles 20:1 · KJV

And it came to pass, that after the year was expired, at the time that kings go out to battle, Joab led forth the power of the army, and wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried at Jerusalem. And Joab smote Rabbah, and destroyed it.

Jeremiah 49:2 · KJV

Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will cause an alarm of war to be heard in Rabbah of the Ammonites; and it shall be a desolate heap, and her daughters shall be burned with fire: then shall Israel be heir unto them that were his heirs, saith the LORD.

Jeremiah 49:3 · KJV

Howl, O Heshbon, for Ai is spoiled: cry, ye daughters of Rabbah, gird you with sackcloth; lament, and run to and fro by the hedges; for their king shall go into captivity, and his priests and his princes together.

Ezekiel 21:20 · KJV

Appoint a way, that the sword may come to Rabbath of the Ammonites, and to Judah in Jerusalem the defenced.

Ezekiel 25:5 · KJV

And I will make Rabbah a stable for camels, and the Ammonites a couching place for flocks: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

Amos 1:14 · KJV

But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind:

Common questions

What does Strong's H7237 mean?

H7237 is the Hebrew word רַבָּה (Rabbâh), meaning Rabbah, the name of two places in Palestine, East and West.

How is H7237 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it rabbah (10 times), rabbath (2 times), against rabbah (2 times).

How many times does H7237 appear in the Bible?

רַבָּה (Rabbâh) is tagged in 13 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H7237 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: feminine of H7227 (רַב); great.

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