What does רַב · עֲלִילִיָּה mean in the Bible?
רַב · עֲלִילִיָּה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "mighty in action, great in deeds".
Hebrew · H7227, H5950
רַב הָעֲלִילִיָּה
Abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality) · (miraculous) execution
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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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עֲלִילִיָּה H5950 (miraculous) execution
Pronunciation ʿăliyliyāh
God's decisive interventions in history; miraculous deeds that display divine power and establish covenant faithfulness
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What does רַב הָעֲלִילִיָּה (rav ha'aliliyyah) mean in the Bible?
רַב · עֲלִילִיָּה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "mighty in action, great in deeds".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7227, H5950?
H7227, H5950 is connected to 462 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. mighty in action, great in deeds
Source Gloss
mighty in action, great in deeds
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
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Form groups 1 Aligned forms 389
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 2×
Perfect Deut 33:7 · Gen 18:20 2×
Word Origins
רַב הָעֲלִילִיָּה 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