H7237 רַבָּה (Rabbâh) rab-baw'

Hebrew

Noun

Quick Definition

Rabbah

Strong's Definition

Rabbah, the name of two places in Palestine, East and West

Derivation: feminine of H7227 (רַב); great;

KJV Usage: Rabbah, Rabbath.

Outline of Biblical Usage

Rabbath = "great"

1) the capital city of the Ammonites located east of the Jordan

2) a town in Judah; site uncertain

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

רַבָּה (rab.bah) — Rabbah. Rabbath = "great" the capital city of the Ammonites located east of the Jordan Another name of am.mon (עַמּוֹן "Ammon" H5983)

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

רַבָּה (H7237)

name

Names of Locations

Rabbah = town, also known as Rabbah of the Ammonites, ◄ and located in Ammon; ► capital of the Ammonite kingdom, first conquered by Israel on their way from Egypt, and later again by David

DEU 3:11 · JOS 13:25 · 2SA 11:1 · 2SA 12:26 · 2SA 12:27 · 2SA 12:29 · 2SA 17:27 · 1CH 20:1 · 1CH 20:1 · JER 49:2 · JER 49:3 · EZK 21:25 · EZK 25:5 · AMO 1:14

Names of Locations

Rabbah = town; ◄ located in the hill country; territory of Judah

JOS 15:60

Reinier de Blois

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

רַבָּה n.pr.loc. Rabba (prop. great or populous, sc. city) capital of Ammonites

city in Judah

base

Bible Occurrences (14)

3:11

13:25 15:60

11:1 12:26 12:27 12:29 17:27

20:1

49:2 49:3

21:20 25:5

1:14

Deuteronomy 3:11

For only Og king of Bashan had remained of the remnant of the Rephaim.... His bed... of iron, nine cubits long and four cubits wide -, [is still] in Rabbah of the Ammonites....

Joshua 13:25

The territory of Jazer, all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the Ammonites... as far as Aroer, near... Rabbah;

Joshua 15:60

Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), and Rabbah— two cities, along with their villages.

2 Samuel 11:1

In the spring..., at the time when kings march out to war, David sent out Joab and his servants... with the whole [army] of Israel. They destroyed the Ammonites... and besieged... Rabbah, but David remained in Jerusalem.

2 Samuel 12:26

Meanwhile, Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites... and captured the royal fortress.

2 Samuel 12:27

Then Joab sent messengers to David to say, I have fought against Rabbah and have captured the water [supply] of the city.

2 Samuel 12:29

So David assembled all the troops and went to Rabbah; and he fought against it and captured it.

2 Samuel 17:27

When David came to Mahanaim, [he was met by] Shobi son of Nahash from Rabbah of the Ammonites..., Machir son of Ammiel from Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim.