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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רְבָבָה H7233
Pronunciation rĕbābāh
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.
Full entry for רְבָבָה (H7233) · Open the biblical lexicon
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 It his tens of thousands 2× 1 Samuel 18:7, 1 Samuel 29:5
[his] tens of thousands 1× 1 Samuel 21:11
among ten thousand 1× Song Of Solomon 5:10
and ten thousand 1× Psalms 91:7
are the myriads 1× Deuteronomy 33:17
out of [every] ten thousand 1× Judges 20:10
put ten thousand 1× Deuteronomy 32:30
ten thousand 1× Leviticus 26:8
tens of thousands 1× 1 Samuel 18:8
the myriads 1× Psalms 3:6
to the countless 1× Numbers 10:36
upon thousands 1× Genesis 24:60
with myriads 1× Deuteronomy 33:2
with ten thousand 1× Micah 6:7
you thrive 1× Ezekiel 16:7
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 24:60 רְבָבָ֑ה to upon thousands Number - feminine singular Leviticus 26:8 רְבָבָ֣ה to ten thousand Number - feminine singular Numbers 10:36 רִֽבְב֖וֹת to to the countless Number - feminine plural construct Deuteronomy 32:30 רְבָבָ֑ה to put ten thousand Number - feminine singular Deuteronomy 33:2 מֵרִבְבֹ֣ת to with myriads Preposition-m | Number - feminine plural construct Deuteronomy 33:17 רִבְב֣וֹת to are the myriads Number - feminine plural construct Judges 20:10 לָרְבָבָ֔ה to out of [every] ten thousand Preposition-l, Article | Number - feminine singular 1 Samuel 18:7 בְּרִבְבֹתָֽיו׃ to his tens of thousands Preposition-b | Number - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular 1 Samuel 18:8 רְבָב֔וֹת to tens of thousands Number - feminine plural 1 Samuel 21:11 בְּרִבְבֹתוֹ׃ to [his] tens of thousands Preposition-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 row Genesis 24:60
Aligned rows 16
Books represented 10
Genesis 1 Leviticus 1 Numbers 1 Deuteronomy 3 Judges 1 1 Samuel 4 Psalms 2 Song Of Solomon 1 Ezekiel 1 Micah 1
Source forms
רְבָבָ֑ה 2x rə·ḇā·ḇāh Genesis 24:60, Deuteronomy 32:30
בְּרִֽבְב֖וֹת 1x bə·riḇ·ḇō·wṯ Micah 6:7
בְּרִבְבֹתוֹ׃ 1x bə·ri·ḇə·ḇō·ṯō 1 Samuel 21:11
בְּרִבְבֹתוֹ׃ס 1x bə·ri·ḇə·ḇō·ṯō 1 Samuel 29:5
בְּרִבְבֹתָֽיו׃ 1x bə·riḇ·ḇō·ṯāw 1 Samuel 18:7
וּרְבָבָ֥ה 1x ū·rə·ḇā·ḇāh Psalms 91:7
לָרְבָבָ֔ה 1x lā·rə·ḇā·ḇāh Judges 20:10
מֵרְבָבָֽה׃ 1x mê·rə·ḇā·ḇāh Song Of Solomon 5:10
Parsing patterns
Number - feminine singular 4x Genesis 24:60, Leviticus 26:8, Deuteronomy 32:30, Ezekiel 16:7
Preposition-b | Number - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular 3x 1 Samuel 18:7, 1 Samuel 21:11, 1 Samuel 29:5
Number - feminine plural construct 2x Numbers 10:36, Deuteronomy 33:17
Preposition-m | Number - feminine plural construct 2x Deuteronomy 33:2, Psalms 3:6
Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular 1x Psalms 91:7
Number - feminine plural 1x 1 Samuel 18:8
Preposition-b | Number - feminine plural construct 1x Micah 6:7
Preposition-l, Article | Number - feminine singular 1x Judges 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 definition Source: 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
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
רְבָבָה is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
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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