What does קִרְיָה · מֶלֶךְ · רַב mean in the Bible?
קִרְיָה · מֶלֶךְ · רַב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "city of the great king".
Hebrew · H7151, H4428, H7227
קִרְיַת מֶלֶךְ רָב
A city · a king · abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
Reading a lexicon entry
What this page is: Each lexicon entry shows the original Hebrew or Greek word behind the English translation: its meaning, its range of use, and where it appears in Scripture.
Strong's number: The Strong's code (H- or G-) is the standard reference number for this word. It connects this entry to chapter and passage language tabs.
Where it appears: The witness passages show where this word is used in context. Click any to open the study page for that passage.
This lexicon entry is part of our ongoing editorial review. If you notice missing content, unclear wording, or a possible correction, please send us a note through the Connect page. Screenshots are helpful.
Words in this compound — expand to study each participant
קִרְיָה H7151 a city
Pronunciation qiryah
Open lexicon entry →
מֶלֶךְ H4428 a king
Pronunciation melek
Open lexicon entry →
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.
Open lexicon entry →
What does קִרְיַת מֶלֶךְ רָב (qiryat melek rav) mean in the Bible?
קִרְיָה · מֶלֶךְ · רַב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "city of the great king".
Full entry for קִרְיַת מֶלֶךְ רָב (H7151, H4428, H7227) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7151, H4428, H7227?
H7151, H4428, H7227 is connected to 3,016 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. city of the great king
Strong's H7151, H4428, H7227
Lexical occurrences 3,016 verses Source Gloss
city of the great king
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
קִרְיַת מֶלֶךְ 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.
G3197 LXX equivalent Greek
ῥαββί rhabbí G4461 LXX equivalent Greek
my master, i.e Rabbi, as an official title of honor
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