What does קָהָל · רַב mean in the Bible?
קָהָל · רַב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "great congregation or assembly".
Hebrew · H6951, H7227
קָהָל רָב
Assemblage (usually concretely) · abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
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קָהָל H6951 assemblage (usually concretely)
Pronunciation qāhāl
Concrete gathering of people summoned or assembled, often for covenant, judgment, or communal religious purpose
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רַב H7227 abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
Pronunciation rabbim
Abundance across multiple dimensions (quantity, quality, rank, time); often implies authority or leadership capacity.
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What does קָהָל רָב (qahal rav) mean in the Bible?
קָהָל · רַב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "great congregation or assembly".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6951, H7227?
H6951, H7227 is connected to 584 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. great congregation or assembly
Strong's H6951, H7227
Lexical occurrences 584 verses Source Gloss
great congregation or assembly
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
קָהָל רָב is built from this root:
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
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