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רַב

ravmanyHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun455 occurrences35 books437 verses

Definition

by contracted from H7231; abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
Traditional renderings: (in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), (ship-)master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude), officer, often(-times), plenteous, populous, prince, process (of time), suffice(-lent).

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders רַב:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

455 total
  1. 1 Kings 5:7הָרָ֖ב · great
    When Hiram received Solomon’s message, he rejoiced greatly and said, “Blessed be the LORD this day! He has given David a wise son over this great people!”
  2. 1 Kings 10:2רַב־ · abundance
    She arrived in Jerusalem with a very large caravan—with camels bearing spices, gold in great abundance, and precious stones. And she came to Solomon and spoke to him all that was on her mind.
  3. 1 Kings 11:1רַבּ֖וֹת · many
    King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh—women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon, as well as Hittite women.
  4. 1 Kings 12:28רַב־ · is too much
    After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves and said to the people, “Going up to Jerusalem is too much for you. Here, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.”
  5. 1 Kings 18:1רַבִּ֔ים · a long
    After a long time, in the third year of the drought, the word of the LORD came to Elijah: “Go and present yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain upon the face of the earth.”
  6. 1 Kings 18:25הָרַבִּ֑ים · are so numerous
    Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Since you are so numerous, choose for yourselves one bull and prepare it first. Then call on the name of your god, but do not light the fire.”
  7. 1 Kings 19:4רַ֗ב · I have had enough
    …while he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness. He sat down under a broom tree and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, LORD,” he said. “Take my life, for I am no better than my fathers.”
  8. 1 Kings 19:7רַ֥ב · will be too much
    A second time the angel of the LORD returned and touched him, saying, “Get up and eat, or the journey will be too much for you.”
  9. 2 Kings 6:16רַבִּים֙ · [are] more
    “Do not be afraid,” Elisha answered, “for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.”
  10. 2 Kings 9:22הָרַבִּֽים׃ · as long as
    When Joram saw Jehu, he asked, “Have you come in peace, Jehu?” “How can there be peace,” he replied, “as long as the idolatry and witchcraft of your mother Jezebel abound?”
  11. 2 Kings 12:10רַ֥ב · [there was] a large amount
    Whenever they saw that there was a large amount of money in the chest, the royal scribe and the high priest would go up, count the money brought into the house of the LORD, and tie it up in bags.
  12. 2 Kings 25:8רַב־ · captain
    On the seventh day of the fifth month, in the nineteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar’s reign over Babylon, Nebuzaradan captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, entered Jerusalem.
  13. 2 Kings 25:10רַב־ · the captain
    And the whole army of the Chaldeans under the captain of the guard broke down the walls around Jerusalem.
  14. 2 Kings 25:11רַב־ · captain
    Then Nebuzaradan captain of the guard carried into exile the people who remained in the city, along with the deserters who had defected to the king of Babylon and the rest of the population.
  15. 2 Kings 25:12רַב־ · But the captain
    But the captain of the guard left behind some of the poorest of the land to tend the vineyards and fields.
  16. 2 Kings 25:15רַב־ · The captain
    The captain of the guard also took away the censers and sprinkling bowls—anything made of pure gold or fine silver.
  17. 2 Kings 25:18רַב־ · The captain
    The captain of the guard also took away Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest of second rank, and the three doorkeepers.
  18. 2 Kings 25:20רַב־ · captain
    Nebuzaradan captain of the guard took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.
  19. 1 Chronicles 4:27רַבִּ֑ים · have many
    Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but his brothers did not have many children, so their whole clan did not become as numerous as the sons of Judah.
  20. 1 Chronicles 5:22רַבִּים֙ · many others
    …and many others fell slain, because the battle belonged to God. And they occupied the land until the exile.
  21. 1 Chronicles 7:22רַבִּ֑ים · for many
    Their father Ephraim mourned for many days, and his relatives came to comfort him.
  22. 1 Chronicles 11:22רַב־ · a man of many
    And Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a man of valor from Kabzeel, a man of many exploits. He struck down two champions of Moab, and on a snowy day he went down into a pit and killed a lion.
  23. 1 Chronicles 18:8רַבָּ֣ה · amount
    And from Tibhath and Cun, cities of Hadadezer, David took a large amount of bronze, with which Solomon made the bronze Sea, the pillars, and various bronze articles.
  24. 1 Chronicles 21:13רַבִּ֤ים · great
    David answered Gad, “I am deeply distressed. Please, let me fall into the hand of the LORD, for His mercies are very great; but do not let me fall into the hands of men.”
  25. 1 Chronicles 21:15רַ֔ב · Enough
    Then God sent an angel to destroy Jerusalem, but as the angel was doing so, the LORD saw it and relented from the calamity, and He said to the angel who was destroying the people, “Enough! Withdraw your hand now!” At that time the angel of the LORD was standing by the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
  26. 1 Chronicles 22:8רַבִּ֔ים · so much
    …but this word of the LORD came to me: ‘You have shed much blood and waged great wars. You are not to build a house for My Name because you have shed so much blood on the ground before Me.
  27. 1 Chronicles 24:4רַבִּ֞ים · Since more
    Since more leaders were found among Eleazar’s descendants than those of Ithamar, they were divided accordingly. There were sixteen heads of families from the descendants of Eleazar and eight from the descendants of Ithamar.
  28. 1 Chronicles 28:5רַבִּ֣ים · many
    And of all my sons—for the LORD has given me many sons—He has chosen Solomon my son to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel.
  29. 2 Chronicles 1:9רַ֖ב · as numerous
    Now, O LORD God, let Your promise to my father David be fulfilled. For You have made me king over a people as numerous as the dust of the earth.
  30. 2 Chronicles 1:11רַבִּ֖ים · long
    God said to Solomon, “Since this was in your heart instead of requesting riches or wealth or honor for yourself or death for your enemies—and since you have not even requested long life but have asked for wisdom and knowledge to govern My people over whom I have made you king—
  31. 2 Chronicles 13:8רָ֔ב · are indeed a vast
    And now you think you can resist the kingdom of the LORD, which is in the hands of David’s descendants. You are indeed a vast army, and you have with you the golden calves that Jeroboam made for you as gods.
  32. 2 Chronicles 13:17רַבָּ֑ה · with a mighty
    Then Abijah and his people struck them with a mighty blow, and 500,000 chosen men of Israel fell slain.
  33. 2 Chronicles 14:11רַב֙ · against the mighty
    Then Asa cried out to the LORD his God: “O LORD, there is no one besides You to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, O LORD our God, for we rely on You, and in Your name we have come against this multitude. O LORD, You are our God. Do not let a mere mortal prevail against You.”
  34. 2 Chronicles 14:14רַבָּ֖ה · much
    …and attacked all the cities around Gerar, because the terror of the LORD had fallen upon them. They plundered all the cities, since there was much plunder there.
  35. 2 Chronicles 15:3רַבִּ֖ים · For many
    For many years Israel has been without the true God, without a priest to instruct them, and without the law.
  36. 2 Chronicles 15:5רַבּ֔וֹת · many
    In those days there was no safety for travelers, because the residents of the lands had many conflicts.
  37. 2 Chronicles 17:13רַבָּ֛ה · and kept vast
    …and kept vast supplies in the cities of Judah. He also had warriors in Jerusalem who were mighty men of valor.
  38. 2 Chronicles 20:2רָ֛ב · A vast
    Then some men came and told Jehoshaphat, “A vast army is coming against you from Edom, from beyond the Sea; they are already in Hazazon-tamar” (that is, En-gedi).
  39. 2 Chronicles 20:12הָרָ֛ב · vast
    Our God, will You not judge them? For we are powerless before this vast army that comes against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are upon You.”
  40. 2 Chronicles 20:15הָרָב֙ · vast
    And he said, “Listen, all you people of Judah and Jerusalem! Listen, King Jehoshaphat! This is what the LORD says: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army, for the battle does not belong to you, but to God.
  41. 2 Chronicles 20:25רַב־ · there was so much
    Then Jehoshaphat and his people went to carry off the plunder, and they found on the bodies an abundance of goods and valuables—more than they could carry away. They were gathering the plunder for three days because there was so much.
  42. 2 Chronicles 21:3רַבּ֜וֹת · many
    Their father had given them many gifts of silver and gold and precious things, as well as the fortified cities in Judah; but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram because he was the firstborn.
  43. 2 Chronicles 21:15רַבִּ֖ים · will suffer from a severe
    And day after day you yourself will suffer from a severe illness, a disease of your bowels, until it causes your bowels to come out.’”
  44. 2 Chronicles 24:11רַ֣ב · there was a large amount
    Whenever the chest was brought by the Levites to the king’s overseers and they saw that there was a large amount of money, the royal scribe and the officer of the high priest would come and empty the chest and carry it back to its place. They did this daily and gathered the money in abundance.
  45. 2 Chronicles 24:25רַבִּים֒ · severely
    And when the Arameans had withdrawn, they left Joash severely wounded. His own servants conspired against him for shedding the blood of the son of Jehoiada the priest, and they killed him on his bed. So he died and was buried in the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.
  46. 2 Chronicles 25:13רַבָּֽה׃ס · a great deal of
    Meanwhile the troops that Amaziah had dismissed from battle raided the cities of Judah, from Samaria to Beth-horon. They struck down 3,000 people and carried off a great deal of plunder.
  47. 2 Chronicles 26:10רַבִּ֔ים · much; רַּב֙ · many
    Since he had much livestock in the foothills and in the plain, he built towers in the desert and dug many cisterns. And since he was a lover of the soil, he had farmers and vinedressers in the hill country and in the fertile fields.
  48. 2 Chronicles 28:8רָ֖ב · a great deal of
    Then the Israelites took 200,000 captives from their kinsmen—women, sons, and daughters. They also carried off a great deal of plunder and brought it to Samaria.
  49. 2 Chronicles 28:13רַבָּ֤ה · is great
    “You must not bring the captives here,” they said, “for you are proposing to bring guilt upon us from the LORD and to add to our sins and our guilt. For our guilt is great, and fierce anger is upon Israel.”