Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
Rabbah
Usage: Rabbath = "great" the capital city of the Ammonites located east of the Jordan Another name of am.mon (עַמּוֹן "Ammon" H5983)
Strong's Number
H7237
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
14
Books
7
Strong's H7237 Quick Answer
Strong's H7237 רַבָּה (Rabbah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Rabbah (rab-baw') n/l. 1. great 2. Rabbah, the name of two places in Israel, East and West It has 14 linked Bible usages across 7 books. Visible English usage signals include rabbah. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- Rabbah (rab-baw') n/l. 1. great 2. Rabbah, the name of two places in Israel, East and West
- Usage
- 14 linked usages
- Books
- 7 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- rabbah
Meaning and Definition
Rabbah (rab-baw') n/l. 1. great 2. Rabbah, the name of two places in Israel, East and West [feminine of H7227] KJV: Rabbah, Rabbath. Root(s): H7227
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H7237. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H7237 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Rabbah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
Rabbah
Joshua 13:25
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How Strong's H7237 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 14 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H7237 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H7237 in the Old Testament
14 indexed usages in Old Testament.
For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants; behold his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; is it not in Rabbath of the children of Ammon? nine cubits was the length thereof, and four cubits the breadth of it, after the cubit of a man.
And their coast was Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the children of Ammon, unto Aroer that is before Rabbah;
Kirjathbaal, which is Kirjathjearim, and Rabbah; two cities with their villages:
Usage Excerpts
First 14 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7237.
For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants; behold his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; is it not in Rabbath of the children of Ammon? nine cubits was the length thereof, and four cubits the breadth of it, after the cubit of a man.
And their coast was Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the children of Ammon, unto Aroer that is before Rabbah;
Kirjathbaal, which is Kirjathjearim, and Rabbah; two cities with their villages:
And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried still at Jerusalem.
And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.
And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters.
And David gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it.
And it came to pass, when David was come to Mahanaim, that Shobi the son of Nahash of Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and Machir the son of Ammiel of Lodebar, and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim,
And it came to pass, that after the year was expired, at the time that kings go out to battle, Joab led forth the power of the army, and wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried at Jerusalem. And Joab smote Rabbah, and destroyed it.
Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will cause an alarm of war to be heard in Rabbah of the Ammonites; and it shall be a desolate heap, and her daughters shall be burned with fire: then shall Israel be heir unto them that were his heirs, saith the LORD.
Howl, O Heshbon, for Ai is spoiled: cry, ye daughters of Rabbah, gird you with sackcloth; lament, and run to and fro by the hedges; for their king shall go into captivity, and his priests and his princes together.
Appoint a way, that the sword may come to Rabbath of the Ammonites, and to Judah in Jerusalem the defenced.
And I will make Rabbah a stable for camels, and the Ammonites a couching place for flocks: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind:
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H7237, grouped by book.
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
Joshua 2 usages, Old Testament
2 Samuel 5 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Jeremiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 2 usages, Old Testament
Amos 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H7237 FAQ
What does rabbah (רַבָּה) mean?
Rabbah (Strong's H7237) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Rabbah". Rabbah (rab-baw') n/l. 1. great 2. Rabbah, the name of two places in Israel, East and West
How many times is rabbah (רַבָּה) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 14 linked usages for Strong's H7237 across 7 books.
Where can I study rabbah (רַבָּה) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7237 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate rabbah (רַבָּה)?
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