H7247 רִבְלָה (Riblâh) rib-law'

Hebrew

Noun

Quick Definition

Riblah

Biblical Persons & Places

Riblah Riblah_1

A location first mentioned at 2Ki.23.33; referred to as Riblah (רִבְלָה), or Riblah (דִּבְלָה).

Riblah Riblah_2= near Ain_1 (Ain@Num.34.11-Zec=H5871G)

A location near Ain only mentioned at Num.34.11; only referred to as Riblah (רִבְלָה).

Strong's Definition

Riblah, a place in Syria

Derivation: from an unused root meaning to be fruitful; fertile;

KJV Usage: Riblah.

Outline of Biblical Usage

Riblah = "fertility"

1) a place on the eastern boundary of Israel

2) a town in the land of Hamath on the great road between Babylon and Palestine

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

רִבְלָה (riv.lah) — Riblah.

§ Riblah = "fertility" a place on the eastern boundary of Israel

רִבְלָה (riv.lah) — Riblah. Riblah = "fertility" a town in the land of Hamath on the great road between Babylon and Palestine Also named: div.lah (דִּבְלָה "Riblah" H1689)

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

רִבְלָה (H7247)

name

Names of Locations | ≈ דִּבְלָה

Riblah = town, also known as Diblah; ◄ on the Orontes river, in Syria

NUM 34:11 · 2KI 23:33 · 2KI 25:6 · 2KI 25:20 · 2KI 25:21 · JER 39:5 · JER 39:6 · JER 52:9 · JER 52:10 · JER 52:26 · JER 52:27

Reinier de Blois

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

רִבְלָה n.pr.loc. ר׳ in land of Hamath

on NE. border of land of Isr.

base

Bible Occurrences (11)

34:11

23:33 25:6 25:20 25:21

39:5 39:6 52:9 52:10 52:26 52:27

Numbers 34:11

[then] go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain and continue along the slopes east of the Sea of Chinnereth.

2 Kings 23:33

And Pharaoh Neco imprisoned Jehoahaz at Riblah in the land of Hamath so that he could not reign in Jerusalem, and he imposed on [Judah] a levy of a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.

2 Kings 25:6

The Chaldeans seized the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah, where they pronounced judgment on him.

2 Kings 25:20

Nebuzaradan captain of the guard took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.

2 Kings 25:21

There at Riblah in the land of Hamath, the king of Babylon struck them {down} and put them to death. So Judah was taken into exile, away from its own land.

Jeremiah 39:5

But the army of the Chaldeans pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho. They seized him and brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced judgment on him.

Jeremiah 39:6

There at Riblah the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and he... also killed all the nobles of Judah.

Jeremiah 52:9

[The Chaldeans] seized the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced judgment on [Zedekiah].