What does רָבִיב (rābiyb) mean in the Bible?
רָבִיב (rābiyb): Rain as accumulated moisture—emphasizing copious, continuous showers rather than isolated drops
Hebrew · H7241
רָבִיב
A rain (as an accumulation of drops)
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רָבִיב H7241
Pronunciation rābiyb
What does רָבִיב (rābiyb) mean in the Bible?
רָבִיב (rābiyb): Rain as accumulated moisture—emphasizing copious, continuous showers rather than isolated drops
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7241?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include like showers (2), like spring showers (1), showers (1), Therefore the showers (1), with showers (1).
Where does רָבִיב (rābiyb) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 32:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (2), Psalms (2), Deuteronomy (1), Micah (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 like showers 2× Deuteronomy 32:2, Micah 5:7
like spring showers 1× Psalms 72:6
showers 1× Jeremiah 14:22
Therefore the showers 1× Jeremiah 3:3
with showers 1× Psalms 65:10
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 32:2 וְכִרְבִיבִ֖ים to like showers Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural Psalms 65:10 בִּרְבִיבִ֥ים to with showers Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural Psalms 72:6 כִּ֝רְבִיבִ֗ים to like spring showers Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural Jeremiah 3:3 רְבִבִ֔ים to Therefore the showers Noun - masculine plural Jeremiah 14:22 רְבִבִ֑ים to showers Noun - masculine plural Micah 5:7 כִּרְבִיבִ֖ים to like showers Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Deuteronomy 32:2
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 4
Deuteronomy 1 Psalms 2 Jeremiah 2 Micah 1
Source forms
בִּרְבִיבִ֥ים 1x bir·ḇî·ḇîm Psalms 65:10
וְכִרְבִיבִ֖ים 1x wə·ḵir·ḇî·ḇîm Deuteronomy 32:2
כִּ֝רְבִיבִ֗ים 1x kir·ḇî·ḇîm Psalms 72:6
כִּרְבִיבִ֖ים 1x kir·ḇî·ḇîm Micah 5:7
רְבִבִ֔ים 1x rə·ḇi·ḇîm Jeremiah 3:3
רְבִבִ֑ים 1x rə·ḇi·ḇîm Jeremiah 14:22
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural 2x Jeremiah 3:3, Jeremiah 14:22
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural 2x Psalms 72:6, Micah 5:7
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural 1x Deuteronomy 32:2
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural 1x Psalms 65:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Rain as accumulated moisture—emphasizing copious, continuous showers rather than isolated drops
Source Gloss
a rain (as an accumulation of drops)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Rain as accumulated moisture—emphasizing copious, continuous showers rather than isolated drops
a rain (as an accumulation of drops) BDB: copious showers Usage: shower.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
רָבִיב is built from this root:
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