What does אֵם · רְבָבָה mean in the Bible?
אֵם · רְבָבָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "mother of thousands/myriads".
Hebrew · H517, H7233
אֵם רְבָבָה
A mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively [like father]) · abundance (in number), i.e. (specifically) a myriad (whether definite or indefinite)
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אֵם H517 a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively [like father])
Pronunciation ʾēm
Mother as the relational bond holding family together; extends figuratively to cities, nations, and source-origins.
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רְבָבָה H7233 abundance (in number), i.e. (specifically) a myriad (whether definite or indefinite)
Pronunciation rĕbābāh
Denotes overwhelming numerical vastness; used of God's blessings, enemies, or cosmic abundance, emphasizing incomprehensibility rather than precise quantity.
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What does אֵם רְבָבָה (em revavah) mean in the Bible?
אֵם · רְבָבָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "mother of thousands/myriads".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H517, H7233?
H517, H7233 is connected to 238 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. mother of thousands/myriads
Strong's H517, H7233
Lexical occurrences 238 verses Source Gloss
mother of thousands/myriads
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אֵם רְבָבָה is a primitive word - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain