The meaning of “רַבָּה”
Understanding Rabbâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
feminine of רַב; great Rabbah, Rabbath. - § Rabbath = "great" - Rabbah, the name of two places in Palestine, East and We...
רַבָּה
feminine of רַב; great Rabbah, Rabbath. - § Rabbath = "great" - Rabbah, the name of two places in Palestine, East and West 1) the capital city of the Ammonites located east of the Jordan 2) a town in Judah; site uncertain
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Deuteronomy 3:11 | “For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants; behold, his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; is it not in Rabbath of the children of Ammon? nine cubits was the length thereof, and four cubits the breadth of it, after the cubit of a man.” Word: רַבָּה (Rabbâh) | |
| Joshua 15:60 | “Kirjath–baal, which is Kirjath–jearim, and Rabbah; two cities with their villages:” Word: רַבָּה (Rabbâh) | |
| 2 Samuel 12:27 | “And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters.” Word: רַבָּה (Rabbâh) | |
| 1 Chronicles 20:1 | “And it came to pass, that after the year was expired, at the time that kings go out to battle, Joab led forth the power of the army, and wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried at Jerusalem. And Joab smote Rabbah, and destroyed it.” Word: רַבָּה (Rabbâh) | |
| Jeremiah 49:3 | “Howl, O Heshbon, for Ai is spoiled: cry, ye daughters of Rabbah, gird you with sackcloth; lament, and run to and fro by the hedges; for their king shall go into captivity, and his priests and his princes together.” Word: רַבָּה (Rabbâh) |