רַבָּה

rab.bahRabbah
hebrewOld TestamentName of a place15 occurrences7 books14 verses
This is the name of the place Ammon: An ancient nation and its capital city, enemies of Israel.

Definition

feminine of H7227; great; Rabbah, the name of two places in Palestine, East and West
Traditional renderings: Rabbah, Rabbath.

Glossary entries

Ammon, Ammonites Rabbah

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

15 total
  1. Deuteronomy 3:11בְּרַבַּ֖ת · in Rabbah
    (For only Og king of Bashan had remained of the remnant of the Rephaim. His bed of iron, nine cubits long and four cubits wide, is still in Rabbah of the Ammonites.)
  2. Joshua 13:25רַבָּֽה׃ · Rabbah
    The territory of Jazer, all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the Ammonites as far as Aroer, near Rabbah;
  3. Joshua 15:60וְהָֽרַבָּ֑ה · and Rabbah
    Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), and Rabbah—two cities, along with their villages.
  4. 2 Samuel 11:1רַבָּ֑ה · Rabbah
    In the spring, at the time when kings march out to war, David sent out Joab and his servants with the whole army of Israel. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah, but David remained in Jerusalem.
  5. 2 Samuel 12:26בְּרַבַּ֖ת · against Rabbah
    Meanwhile, Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and captured the royal fortress.
  6. 2 Samuel 12:27בְרַבָּ֔ה · against Rabbah
    Then Joab sent messengers to David to say, “I have fought against Rabbah and have captured the water supply of the city.
  7. 2 Samuel 12:29רַבָּ֑תָה · to Rabbah
    So David assembled all the troops and went to Rabbah; and he fought against it and captured it.
  8. 2 Samuel 17:27מֵרַבַּ֣ת · from Rabbah
    When David came to Mahanaim, he was met by Shobi son of Nahash from Rabbah of the Ammonites, Machir son of Ammiel from Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim.
  9. 1 Chronicles 20:1 (2×)רַבָּ֔ה · to Rabbah; רַבָּ֖ה · Rabbah
    In the spring, at the time when kings march out to war, Joab led out the army and ravaged the land of the Ammonites. He came to Rabbah and besieged it, but David remained in Jerusalem. And Joab attacked Rabbah and demolished it.
  10. Jeremiah 49:2רַבַּ֨ת · Rabbah
    Therefore, behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will sound the battle cry against Rabbah of the Ammonites. It will become a heap of ruins, and its villages will be burned. Then Israel will drive out their dispossessors, says the LORD.
  11. Jeremiah 49:3רַבָּה֒ · of Rabbah
    Wail, O Heshbon, for Ai has been destroyed; cry out, O daughters of Rabbah! Put on sackcloth and mourn; run back and forth within your walls, for Milcom will go into exile together with his priests and officials.
  12. Ezekiel 21:20רַבַּ֣ת · against Rabbah
    Mark out one road for the sword to come against Rabbah of the Ammonites, and another against Judah into fortified Jerusalem.
  13. Ezekiel 25:5רַבָּה֙ · Rabbah
    I will make Rabbah a pasture for camels, and Ammon a resting place for sheep. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’
  14. Amos 1:14רַבָּ֔ה · of Rabbah
    So I will kindle a fire in the walls of Rabbah to consume its citadels amid war cries on the day of battle and a violent wind on the day of tempest.