Hebrew · H7227, G749 · unreviewed

רַב־טַבָּחִים

Abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality) · high-priest

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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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ἀρχιερεύς G749 high-priest

Pronunciation archiereús

Singular or plural office representing the Jewish priesthood's apex; includes ex-high-priests and aristocratic priestly families.

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What does רַב־טַבָּחִים (rav-tabbachim) mean in the Bible?

רַב · ἀρχιερεύς is a Hebrew word meaning "chief officer responsible for enforcement and royal authority".

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Meaning

chief officer responsible for enforcement and royal authority

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 2×

Perfect Deut 33:7 · Gen 18:20 2×

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Perfect 2

Stem

Qal 2

Mood

Indicative 2

OT Occurrences

Gen 18:20 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Deut 33:7 Qal · Perfect · Indicative

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

Cross-Language Connections

Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.

ῥαββί rhabbí G4461 LXX equivalent Greek

my master, i.e Rabbi, as an official title of honor

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 23 — The Lord Stands Near Paul and Preserves His Witness John 18 — The Arrested King: Betrayal, Sovereign Surrender, Denial, Trial, and the Kingdom Not of This World Mark 11 — The King Comes to Jerusalem: Fig Tree, Temple Judgment, Faith, Forgiveness, and Authority Mark 14 — The Son of Man Handed Over: Anointing, Supper, Gethsemane, Betrayal, Trial, and Denial Mark 15 — The Crucified King: Condemnation, Mockery, Death, Confession, and Burial Mark 8 — Seeing Jesus Clearly: Bread, Blindness, Confession, Cross, and Discipleship Matthew 16 — The Confession of the Christ, the Church Christ Builds, and the Cross-Shaped Way of Discipleship Matthew 2 — The Messiah Worshiped, Threatened, Preserved, and Called Out of Egypt Matthew 20 — The First-Last Kingdom, the Ransom-Giving Son of Man, and Mercy for the Blind Matthew 21 — The King Enters Jerusalem, Judges Fruitless Religion, and Exposes Rejected-Son Leadership Matthew 28 — The Resurrection of Jesus and the Great Commission of the Risen King

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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