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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. Daniel 8:25רַבִּ֑ים · many
    Through his craft and by his hand, he will cause deceit to prosper, and in his own mind he will make himself great. In a time of peace he will destroy many, and he will even stand against the Prince of princes. Yet he will be broken off, but not by human hands.
  2. Daniel 8:26רַבִּֽים׃ · it concerns the distant
    The vision of the evenings and the mornings that has been spoken is true. Now you must seal up the vision, for it concerns the distant future.”
  3. Daniel 9:18הָרַבִּֽים׃ · Your great
    Incline Your ear, O my God, and hear; open Your eyes and see the desolation of the city that bears Your name. For we are not presenting our petitions before You because of our righteous acts, but because of Your great compassion.
  4. Daniel 9:27לָרַבִּ֖ים · with many
    And he will confirm a covenant with many for one week, but in the middle of the week he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And on the wing of the temple will come the abomination that causes desolation, until the decreed destruction is poured out upon him.”
  5. Daniel 11:3רַ֔ב · with great
    Then a mighty king will arise, who will rule with great authority and do as he pleases.
  6. Daniel 11:5רַ֖ב · with great
    The king of the South will grow strong, but one of his commanders will grow even stronger and will rule his own kingdom with great authority.
  7. Daniel 11:10רַבִּ֔ים · a great
    But his sons will stir up strife and assemble a great army, which will advance forcefully, sweeping through like a flood, and will again carry the battle as far as his fortress.
  8. Daniel 11:11רָ֔ב · a large
    In a rage, the king of the South will march out to fight the king of the North, who will raise a large army, but it will be delivered into the hand of his enemy.
  9. Daniel 11:13רַ֖ב · larger; רָֽב׃ · and many
    For the king of the North will raise another army, larger than the first, and after some years he will advance with a great army and many supplies.
  10. Daniel 11:14רַבִּ֥ים · many
    In those times many will rise up against the king of the South. Violent ones among your own people will exalt themselves in fulfillment of the vision, but they will fail.
  11. Daniel 11:18רַבִּ֑ים · many of them
    Then he will turn his face to the coastlands and capture many of them. But a commander will put an end to his reproach and will turn it back upon him.
  12. Daniel 11:26רַבִּֽים׃ · and many
    Those who eat from his provisions will seek to destroy him; his army will be swept away, and many will fall slain.
  13. Daniel 11:33לָֽרַבִּ֑ים · many
    Those with insight will instruct many, though for a time they will fall by sword or flame, or be captured or plundered.
  14. Daniel 11:34רַבִּ֖ים · but many
    Now when they fall, they will be granted a little help, but many will join them insincerely.
  15. Daniel 11:39בָּֽרַבִּ֔ים · over many
    He will attack the strongest fortresses with the help of a foreign god and will greatly honor those who acknowledge him, making them rulers over many and distributing the land for a price.
  16. Daniel 11:40רַבּ֑וֹת · and many
    At the time of the end, the king of the South will engage him in battle, but the king of the North will storm out against him with chariots, horsemen, and many ships, invading many countries and sweeping through them like a flood.
  17. Daniel 11:41וְרַבּ֖וֹת · and many [countries]
    He will also invade the Beautiful Land, and many countries will fall. But these will be delivered from his hand: Edom, Moab, and the leaders of the Ammonites.
  18. Daniel 11:44רַבִּֽים׃ · many
    But news from the east and the north will alarm him, and he will go out with great fury to destroy many and devote them to destruction.
  19. Daniel 12:2וְרַבִּ֕ים · And many
    And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt.
  20. Daniel 12:3הָֽרַבִּ֔ים · and those who lead many
    Then the wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever and ever.
  21. Daniel 12:4רַבִּ֖ים · Many
    But you, Daniel, shut up these words and seal the book until the time of the end. Many will roam to and fro, and knowledge will increase.”
  22. Daniel 12:10רַבִּ֔ים · Many
    Many will be purified, made spotless, and refined, but the wicked will continue to act wickedly. None of the wicked will understand, but the wise will understand.
  23. Hosea 3:3רַבִּים֙ · for many
    Then I said to her, “You must live with me for many days; you must not be promiscuous or belong to another, and I will do the same for you.”
  24. Hosea 3:4רַבִּ֗ים · many
    For the Israelites must live many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, and without ephod or idol.
  25. Hosea 9:7וְרַבָּ֖ה
    The days of punishment have come; the days of retribution have arrived—let Israel know it. The prophet is called a fool, and the inspired man insane, because of the greatness of your iniquity and hostility.
  26. Joel 2:2רַ֣ב · a great
    …a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness. Like the dawn overspreading the mountains a great and strong army appears, such as never was of old, nor will ever be in ages to come.
  27. Joel 2:11רַ֤ב · large
    The LORD raises His voice in the presence of His army. Indeed, His camp is very large, for mighty are those who obey His command. For the Day of the LORD is great and very dreadful. Who can endure it?
  28. Joel 2:13וְרַב־ · abounding
    So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster.
  29. Joel 3:13רַבָּ֖ה · is great
    Swing the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. Come, trample the grapes, for the winepress is full; the wine vats overflow because their wickedness is great.
  30. Amos 3:9רַבּוֹת֙ · the great
    Proclaim to the citadels of Ashdod and to the citadels of Egypt: “Assemble on the mountains of Samaria; see the great unrest in the city and the acts of oppression in her midst.”
  31. Amos 3:15רַבִּ֖ים · and the great
    I will tear down the winter house along with the summer house; the houses of ivory will also perish, and the great houses will come to an end,” declares the LORD.
  32. Amos 5:12רַבִּ֣ים · are many
    For I know that your transgressions are many and your sins are numerous. You oppress the righteous by taking bribes; you deprive the poor of justice in the gate.
  33. Amos 6:2רַ֥ב · larger
    Cross over to Calneh and see; go from there to the great Hamath; then go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are you better than these kingdoms? Is their territory larger than yours?
  34. Amos 7:4רַבָּ֔ה · the great
    This is what the Lord GOD showed me: The Lord GOD was calling for judgment by fire. It consumed the great deep and devoured the land.
  35. Amos 8:3רַ֣ב · Many
    “In that day,” declares the Lord GOD, “the songs of the temple will turn to wailing. Many will be the corpses, strewn in silence everywhere!”
  36. Jonah 1:6רַ֣ב · The captain
    The captain approached him and said, “How can you sleep? Get up and call upon your God. Perhaps this God will consider us, so that we may not perish.”
  37. Jonah 4:2וְרַב־ · abounding
    So he prayed to the LORD, saying, “O LORD, is this not what I said while I was still in my own country? This is why I was so quick to flee toward Tarshish. I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion—One who relents from sending disaster.
  38. Jonah 4:11רַבָּֽה׃ · and many
    So should I not care about the great city of Nineveh, which has more than 120,000 people who cannot tell their right hand from their left, and many cattle as well?”
  39. Micah 4:2רַבִּ֗ים · And many
    And many nations will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways, so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
  40. Micah 4:3רַבִּ֔ים · many
    Then He will judge between many peoples and arbitrate for strong nations far and wide. Then they will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer take up the sword against nation, nor will they train anymore for war.
  41. Micah 4:11רַבִּ֑ים · many
    But now many nations have assembled against you, saying, “Let her be defiled, and let us feast our eyes on Zion.”
  42. Micah 4:13רַבִּ֑ים · many
    Rise and thresh, O Daughter of Zion, for I will give you horns of iron and hooves of bronze to break to pieces many peoples. Then you will devote their gain to the LORD, their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.
  43. Micah 5:7רַבִּ֔ים · of many
    Then the remnant of Jacob will be in the midst of many peoples like dew from the LORD, like showers on the grass, which do not wait for man or linger for mankind.
  44. Micah 5:8רַבִּ֔ים · of many
    Then the remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep, which tramples and tears as it passes through, with no one to rescue them.
  45. Nahum 1:12רַבִּ֔ים · and numerous
    This is what the LORD says: “Though they are allied and numerous, yet they will be cut down and pass away. Though I have afflicted you, O Judah, I will afflict you no longer.
  46. Habakkuk 2:8רַבִּ֔ים · many
    Because you have plundered many nations, the remnant of the people will plunder you—because of your bloodshed against man and your violence against the land, the city, and all their dwellers.
  47. Habakkuk 2:10רַבִּ֖ים · many
    You have plotted shame for your house by cutting off many peoples and forfeiting your life.
  48. Habakkuk 3:15רַבִּֽים׃ · the great
    You trampled the sea with Your horses, churning the great waters.
  49. Zechariah 2:11רַבִּ֤ים · many
    “On that day many nations will join themselves to the LORD, and they will become My people. I will dwell among you, and you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent Me to you.