רָבַב
Biblical Hebrew · Strong's H7231
Meaning
OpenScriptures lexical index
be many tree →
Brown–Driver–Briggs 1906
רָבַב: vb. be or become, many, much denom.* tree →
The whole BDB entry
vb. be or become, many, much (NH רַב especially lord, master, רַבִּי my master, teacher; MI5 adj. pl. רבן; Ph. רב, f. רבת; Assyrian [rabâbu], rabbu; Arabic رَبَّ rear, increase (act.; رُبٌ thick juice, cf. NH רְבָב grease, is thought by Buhl al. to indicate original meaning be thick), رَبٌّ lord, owner, master; Sab. רב especially in n.pr., רבאל, רבבם, רבשמסם, etc., CISiv, nos. 285, 3; 286, 1; 287, 12, etc.; Liḥy. רבה its lord DHMEpigr. Denkm. Ar. 232; Ethiopic ረበበ: expand, spread (intrans.); Aramaic רַב, ܪܒ great, chief, so Old Aramaic Nab. Palm. רב, Lzb366 Cook107);— Pf. 3 fs. consec. וְרַבָּה Ex 23:29; Is 6:12, רָ֑בָּה Gn 18:20 (Ho 9:7 read וְרֹב הַמַּשְׂטֵמָה [for MT וְרַבָּה מ׳] 𝔊 We Now); elsewhere only 3 pl. רַבּוּ 1 S 25:10 +, רָ֑בּוּ Je 46:23 + 2 times [other forms supplied by רבה q.v.]; Inf. cstr. רֹב Gn 6:1; Jos 9:13; Lv 25:16 (‖ מְעֹט), sf. רֻבְּכֶם Dt 7:7, and perhaps רֻבָּם Ho 4:7 (cf. רֹב infr.);— be (become) many, pers. Gn 6:1 (J) Ex 23:29 (E; v. supr.), 1 S 25:10; Ho 4:7 (perhaps), Is 66:16 ψ 3:2; 25:19; 38:20; Ec 5:10, + מִן comp. Je 46:23; Dt 7:7 ψ 69:5; of things Is 22:9 ψ 4:8; 104:24, years Lv 25:16 (P), sins Je 5:6; 14:7; Is 59:12; Jb 35:6. become great, Gn 18:20 (J), Is 6:12; be long, of journey, Jos 9:13.— v. [רָבַב] denom.*
Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 21 of its verses cited, 2 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (3 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (2 candidates)
Glosses
MACULA's English glosses of the word in the text, with how often each is used: they are many (8); they will be many (2); become numerous (1).
In the verses
יְ֭הוָה מָֽה־רַבּ֣וּ צָרָ֑י רַ֝בִּ֗ים קָמִ֥ים עָלָֽי׃
Word for word: O.Yahweh how! they.are.many foes my many.[people] [are].rising.up on me
JPS 1917: LORD, how many are mine adversaries become! Many are they that rise up against me.
רְאֵֽה־אוֹיְבַ֥י כִּי־רָ֑בּוּ וְשִׂנְאַ֖ת חָמָ֣ס שְׂנֵאֽוּנִי׃
Word for word: consider enemies my (dm).that they.have.become.many and hatred of.violence they have.hated.me
JPS 1917: Consider how many are mine enemies, and the cruel hatred wherewith they hate me.
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