Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
to square
Usage: 1) to square, be squared 1a) (Qal) square (participle) 1b) (Pual) square (participle)
Strong's Number
H7251
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
12
Books
3
Strong's H7251 Quick Answer
Strong's H7251 רָבַע (raba`) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. raba` (raw-bah') v. 1. to be quadrate [a primitive root (rather identical with H7250 through the idea of sprawling "at all fours" (or possibly the reverse is the order of deriv.)); properly, to be four (sided); used only as denominative of H7253] It has 12 linked Bible usages across 3 books. Visible English usage signals include all and four. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- raba` (raw-bah') v. 1. to be quadrate [a primitive root (rather identical with H7250 through the idea of sprawling "at all fours" (or possibly the reverse is the order of deriv.)); properly, to be four (sided); used only as denominative of H7253]
- Usage
- 12 linked usages
- Books
- 3 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- all and four
Meaning and Definition
raba` (raw-bah') v. 1. to be quadrate [a primitive root (rather identical with H7250 through the idea of sprawling "at all fours" (or possibly the reverse is the order of deriv.)); properly, to be four (sided); used only as denominative of H7253] KJV: (four-)square(-d). Root(s): H7250, H7253 Compare: H702
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H7251. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H7251 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render raba`, 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.
all
1 Kings 7:5
four
Ezekiel 43:16
How Strong's H7251 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 12 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H7251 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 H7251 in the Old Testament
12 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And thou shalt make an altar of shittim wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad; the altar shall be foursquare: and the height thereof shall be three cubits.
Foursquare it shall be being doubled; a span shall be the length thereof, and a span shall be the breadth thereof.
A cubit shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof; foursquare shall it be: and two cubits shall be the height thereof: the horns thereof shall be of the same.
Usage Excerpts
First 12 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7251.
And thou shalt make an altar of shittim wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad; the altar shall be foursquare: and the height thereof shall be three cubits.
Foursquare it shall be being doubled; a span shall be the length thereof, and a span shall be the breadth thereof.
A cubit shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof; foursquare shall it be: and two cubits shall be the height thereof: the horns thereof shall be of the same.
And he made the incense altar of shittim wood: the length of it was a cubit, and the breadth of it a cubit; it was foursquare; and two cubits was the height of it; the horns thereof were of the same.
And he made the altar of burnt offering of shittim wood: five cubits was the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof; it was foursquare; and three cubits the height thereof.
It was foursquare; they made the breastplate double: a span was the length thereof, and a span the breadth thereof, being doubled.
And all the doors and posts were square, with the windows: and light was against light in three ranks.
And the mouth of it within the chapiter and above was a cubit: but the mouth thereof was round after the work of the base, a cubit and an half: and also upon the mouth of it were gravings with their borders, foursquare, not round.
So he measured the court, an hundred cubits long, and an hundred cubits broad, foursquare; and the altar that was before the house.
The posts of the temple were squared, and the face of the sanctuary; the appearance of the one as the appearance of the other.
And the altar shall be twelve cubits long, twelve broad, square in the four squares thereof.
Of this there shall be for the sanctuary five hundred in length, with five hundred in breadth, square round about; and fifty cubits round about for the suburbs thereof.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H7251, grouped by book.
Exodus 6 usages, Old Testament
1 Kings 2 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 4 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H7251 FAQ
What does raba (רָבַע) mean?
Raba (Strong's H7251) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "be quadrate". raba` (raw-bah') v. 1. to be quadrate [a primitive root (rather identical with H7250 through the idea of sprawling "at all fours" (or possibly the reverse is the order of deriv.)); properly, to be four (sided); used only as denominative of H7253]
How many times is raba (רָבַע) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 12 linked usages for Strong's H7251 across 3 books.
Where can I study raba (רָבַע) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7251 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate raba (רָבַע)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as all and four. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.