Strong's Lexicon rab: Great, many, much, chief, captain Original Word: רַב Word Origin: From the root רָבַב (ravav), which means "to be or become many, much, or great." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G3173 (megas): Often used in the New Testament to denote greatness in size, power, or importance. - G4183 (polus): Used to describe a large number or multitude. Usage: The Hebrew word "rab" is used to denote greatness in quantity, size, or importance. It can refer to a large number of people or things, the greatness of a person in terms of authority or rank, or the abundance of something. As an adjective, it describes something that is numerous or significant. As a noun, it can refer to a leader or someone of high status, such as a captain or chief. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite society, the concept of "greatness" was often associated with leadership, authority, and abundance. The term "rab" would have been used to describe leaders who held significant power or influence, as well as to quantify large groups or amounts. The hierarchical structure of ancient Near Eastern societies often emphasized the importance of leaders, making terms like "rab" crucial in describing social and military organization. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin(Aramaic) corresponding to rab Definition great NASB Translation boastful (1), captain (1), chief (3), great (15), large (2), larger (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs רַב adjective great (ᵑ7 Syriac); — absolute Daniel 2:31 +, construct Daniel 2:14 +; emphatic masculine רַבָּא Ezra 4:10 +; feminine רַבְּתָא Daniel 4:27; masculine plural redupl. רַבְרְבִין (K§ 59, 4) Daniel 3:33, feminine plural בָן- Daniel 2:48 +, emphatic ָ֯ תָא Daniel 7:11,17; — 1 great, literally, of image Daniel 2:31, rock Daniel 2:35, city Daniel 4:27, sea Daniel 7:2, beast Daniel 7:3; Daniel 7:17, teeth Daniel 7:7, gifts Daniel 2:48; great, imposing, feast Daniel 5:1, signs Daniel 3:33, words Daniel 7:8,11,20; with מִן compare Daniel 7:20. 2 figurative of power, influence, etc.: great king Daniel 2:10; Ezra 4:10; Ezra 5:11 (compare Zinjirli מלכן רברבן Cooke183), God Ezra 5:8; Daniel 2:45. 3 as noun = captain, chief: רַב טַבָּחַיָּא Daniel 2:14, סִגְנִין ׳ר Daniel 2:48, חַרְטֻמַּיָּא ׳ר Daniel 4:6; Daniel 5:11. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance captain, chief, great, lord, master, stout (Aramaic) corresponding to rab -- captain, chief, great, lord, master, stout. see HEBREW rab Forms and Transliterations וְרַב־ ורב־ רַ֔ב רַ֖ב רַ֛ב רַ֣ב רַ֥ב רַ֧ב רַב֙ רַבְּתָ֑א רַבָּ֔א רַבָּ֣א רַבָּֽא׃ רַב־ רב רב־ רבא רבא׃ רבתא raḇ raḇ- rab·bā rab·bə·ṯā rabBa rabbā rabbeTa rabbəṯā Rav verav wə·raḇ- wəraḇ-Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Ezra 4:10 HEB: הַגְלִי֙ אָסְנַפַּר֙ רַבָּ֣א וְיַקִּירָ֔א וְהוֹתֵ֣ב NAS: which the great and honorable KJV: whom the great and noble INT: deported Osnappar the great and honorable and settled Ezra 5:8 Ezra 5:11 Daniel 2:10 Daniel 2:14 Daniel 2:31 Daniel 2:35 Daniel 2:45 Daniel 2:48 Daniel 4:9 Daniel 4:30 Daniel 5:1 Daniel 5:11 Daniel 7:2 Daniel 7:20 15 Occurrences |
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