7229. rab

Lexicon

rab: Great, many, much, chief, captain

Original Word: רַב
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: rab
Pronunciation: rahv
Phonetic Spelling: (rab)
Definition: Great, many, much, chief, captain
Meaning: abundant

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

captain, chief, great, lord, master, stout

(Aramaic) corresponding to rab -- captain, chief, great, lord, master, stout.

see HEBREW rab

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.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from a root corresponding to רָבַב (H7231), which means "to be or become many, much, or great."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • While there is no direct one-to-one correspondence in the Greek Strong's entries, the concept of abundance or greatness can be related to Greek terms such as μέγας (G3173), which means "great" or "large," and πλεονάζω (G4121), which means "to abound" or "to be abundant."

This entry provides a comprehensive understanding of the Aramaic term רַב (rab) as used in the Old Testament, highlighting its significance in describing abundance and greatness within a biblical context.

Usage: This word is used in the Aramaic portions of the Old Testament, particularly in the books of Daniel and Ezra, to describe abundance, greatness, or a chief position.

Context: • The Aramaic word רַב (rab) appears in the context of describing abundance or greatness, often in relation to people or things of significant status or quantity. In the book of Daniel, it is used to describe the greatness of kingdoms or the chief officials within those kingdoms. For example, in Daniel 2:48, it is used to describe Daniel's promotion to a high position: "Then the king placed Daniel in a high position and lavished many gifts on him. He made him ruler over the entire province of Babylon and chief administrator over all the wise men of Babylon."
• In Ezra, the term is used to describe the abundance of resources or the greatness of the Persian king's decree. The usage in these contexts highlights the term's association with authority, prominence, and plentifulness.
• The word is often used in parallel with other terms that denote authority or abundance, emphasizing its role in describing something of significant magnitude or importance.

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-

Englishman'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
HEB: לְבֵית֙ אֱלָהָ֣א רַבָּ֔א וְה֤וּא מִתְבְּנֵא֙
NAS: to the house of the great God,
KJV: to the house of the great God,
INT: to the house God of the great which built

Ezra 5:11
HEB: וּמֶ֤לֶךְ לְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ רַ֔ב בְּנָ֖הִי וְשַׁכְלְלֵֽהּ׃
NAS: ago, which a great king
KJV: ago, which a great king
INT: king of Israel A great built and finished

Daniel 2:10
HEB: כָּל־ מֶ֙לֶךְ֙ רַ֣ב וְשַׁלִּ֔יט מִלָּ֤ה
NAS: inasmuch as no great king or ruler
KJV: king, lord, nor ruler,
INT: of any king great ruler anything

Daniel 2:14
HEB: וּטְעֵ֔ם לְאַרְי֕וֹךְ רַב־ טַבָּחַיָּ֖א דִּ֣י
NAS: to Arioch, the captain of the king's
KJV: to Arioch the captain of
INT: and discernment to Arioch the captain bodyguard who

Daniel 2:31
HEB: צַלְמָ֨א דִּכֵּ֥ן רַ֛ב וְזִיוֵ֥הּ יַתִּ֖יר
NAS: that statue, which was large and of extraordinary
KJV: This great image,
INT: statue This was large splendor extraordinary

Daniel 2:35
HEB: הֲוָ֛ת לְט֥וּר רַ֖ב וּמְלָ֥ת כָּל־
NAS: became a great mountain
KJV: became a great mountain,
INT: became mountain A great and filled the whole

Daniel 2:45
HEB: וְדַהֲבָ֔א אֱלָ֥הּ רַב֙ הוֹדַ֣ע לְמַלְכָּ֔א
NAS: and the gold, the great God
KJV: and the gold; the great God
INT: and the gold God the great has made to the king

Daniel 2:48
HEB: מְדִינַ֣ת בָּבֶ֑ל וְרַב־ סִגְנִ֔ין עַ֖ל
NAS: him many great gifts,
KJV: of Babylon, and chief of the governors
INT: province of Babylon great prefect over

Daniel 4:9
HEB: בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר֮ רַ֣ב חַרְטֻמַיָּא֒ דִּ֣י ׀
NAS: O Belteshazzar, chief of the magicians,
KJV: O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians,
INT: Belteshazzar chief of the magicians since

Daniel 4:30
HEB: הִ֖יא בָּבֶ֣ל רַבְּתָ֑א דִּֽי־ אֲנָ֤ה
NAS: not Babylon the great, which
KJV: Is not this great Babylon, that I
INT: not Babylon the great which myself

Daniel 5:1
HEB: עֲבַד֙ לְחֶ֣ם רַ֔ב לְרַבְרְבָנ֖וֹהִי אֲלַ֑ף
NAS: held a great feast
KJV: made a great feast
INT: held feast A great of his nobles A thousand

Daniel 5:11
HEB: נְבֻֽכַדְנֶצַּר֙ אֲב֔וּךְ רַ֧ב חַרְטֻמִּ֣ין אָֽשְׁפִ֗ין
NAS: appointed him chief of the magicians,
KJV: made master of the magicians,
INT: Nebuchadnezzar your father chief of the magicians conjurers

Daniel 7:2
HEB: מְגִיחָ֖ן לְיַמָּ֥א רַבָּֽא׃
NAS: were stirring up the great sea.
KJV: strove upon the great sea.
INT: were stirring sea the great

Daniel 7:20
HEB: רַבְרְבָ֔ן וְחֶזְוַ֖הּ רַ֥ב מִן־ חַבְרָתַֽהּ׃
NAS: uttering great [boasts] and which was larger in appearance
KJV: [was] more stout than
INT: things appearance great than associates

15 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7229
15 Occurrences

rab·bā — 3 Occ.
rab·bə·ṯā — 1 Occ.
raḇ — 10 Occ.
wə·raḇ- — 1 Occ.