What does רְבָבָה (rĕbābāh) mean in the Bible?
רְבָבָה (rĕbābāh): Denotes overwhelming numerical vastness; used of God's blessings, enemies, or cosmic abundance, emphasizing incomprehensibility rather than precise quantity.
Hebrew · H7233
רְבָבָה
Abundance (in number), i.e. (specifically) a myriad (whether definite or indefinite)
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רְבָבָהH7233
Pronunciationrĕbābāh
What does רְבָבָה (rĕbābāh) mean in the Bible?
רְבָבָה (rĕbābāh): Denotes overwhelming numerical vastness; used of God's blessings, enemies, or cosmic abundance, emphasizing incomprehensibility rather than precise quantity.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7233?
The BSB source-word alignment has 16 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include his tens of thousands (2), [his] tens of thousands (1), among ten thousand (1), and ten thousand (1), are the myriads (1).
Where does רְבָבָה (rĕbābāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 24:60. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Samuel (4), Deuteronomy (3), Psalms (2), Ezekiel (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Ithis tens of thousands2×1 Samuel 18:7, 1 Samuel 29:5
[his] tens of thousands1×1 Samuel 21:11
among ten thousand1×Song Of Solomon 5:10
and ten thousand1×Psalms 91:7
are the myriads1×Deuteronomy 33:17
out of [every] ten thousand1×Judges 20:10
put ten thousand1×Deuteronomy 32:30
ten thousand1×Leviticus 26:8
tens of thousands1×1 Samuel 18:8
the myriads1×Psalms 3:6
to the countless1×Numbers 10:36
upon thousands1×Genesis 24:60
with myriads1×Deuteronomy 33:2
with ten thousand1×Micah 6:7
you thrive1×Ezekiel 16:7
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 24:60רְבָבָ֑הtoupon thousandsNumber - feminine singularLeviticus 26:8רְבָבָ֣הtoten thousandNumber - feminine singularNumbers 10:36רִֽבְב֖וֹתtoto the countlessNumber - feminine plural constructDeuteronomy 32:30רְבָבָ֑הtoput ten thousandNumber - feminine singularDeuteronomy 33:2מֵרִבְבֹ֣תtowith myriadsPreposition-m | Number - feminine plural constructDeuteronomy 33:17רִבְב֣וֹתtoare the myriadsNumber - feminine plural constructJudges 20:10לָרְבָבָ֔הtoout of [every] ten thousandPreposition-l, Article | Number - feminine singular1 Samuel 18:7בְּרִבְבֹתָֽיו׃tohis tens of thousandsPreposition-b | Number - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular1 Samuel 18:8רְבָב֔וֹתtotens of thousandsNumber - feminine plural1 Samuel 21:11בְּרִבְבֹתוֹ׃to[his] tens of thousandsPreposition-b | Number - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 24:60
Aligned rows16
Books represented10
Genesis1Leviticus1Numbers1Deuteronomy3Judges11 Samuel4Psalms2Song Of Solomon1Ezekiel1Micah1
Source forms
רְבָבָ֑ה2xrə·ḇā·ḇāhGenesis 24:60, Deuteronomy 32:30
בְּרִֽבְב֖וֹת1xbə·riḇ·ḇō·wṯMicah 6:7
בְּרִבְבֹתוֹ׃1xbə·ri·ḇə·ḇō·ṯō1 Samuel 21:11
בְּרִבְבֹתוֹ׃ס1xbə·ri·ḇə·ḇō·ṯō1 Samuel 29:5
בְּרִבְבֹתָֽיו׃1xbə·riḇ·ḇō·ṯāw1 Samuel 18:7
וּרְבָבָ֥ה1xū·rə·ḇā·ḇāhPsalms 91:7
לָרְבָבָ֔ה1xlā·rə·ḇā·ḇāhJudges 20:10
מֵרְבָבָֽה׃1xmê·rə·ḇā·ḇāhSong Of Solomon 5:10
Parsing patterns
Number - feminine singular4xGenesis 24:60, Leviticus 26:8, Deuteronomy 32:30, Ezekiel 16:7
Preposition-b | Number - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular3x1 Samuel 18:7, 1 Samuel 21:11, 1 Samuel 29:5
Number - feminine plural construct2xNumbers 10:36, Deuteronomy 33:17
Preposition-m | Number - feminine plural construct2xDeuteronomy 33:2, Psalms 3:6
Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular1xPsalms 91:7
Number - feminine plural1x1 Samuel 18:8
Preposition-b | Number - feminine plural construct1xMicah 6:7
Preposition-l, Article | Number - feminine singular1xJudges 20:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Denotes overwhelming numerical vastness; used of God's blessings, enemies, or cosmic abundance, emphasizing incomprehensibility rather than precise quantity.
Source Gloss
abundance (in number), i.e. (specifically) a myriad (whether definite or indefinite)
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Denotes overwhelming numerical vastness; used of God's blessings, enemies, or cosmic abundance, emphasizing incomprehensibility rather than precise quantity.
abundance (in number), i.e. (specifically) a myriad (whether definite or indefinite) BDB: multitude Usage: many, million, × multiply, ten thousand.
Grammatical Forms
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Word Origins
רְבָבָה is built from this root:
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