רַב

H7227. rab
I. רַב429 adjective much, many, great; — masculine singular absolute ׳ר Gen 24:25+, רָ֑ב Gen 33:9+, also רָ֛ב2Ch 20:2 ב֖2Ch 28:8, רָב֨ Ezr 10:13, etc.; construct תַב Exo 34:6 +; feminine singular רַבָּה Num 11:33 +; construct רַבַּת Eze 22:5 + רַבָּ֫תִי (Ges §90 k 1) Lam 1:1 (twice in verse); masculine plural absolute רַבִּים Exo 23:2 (twice in verse)+, construct see II. רַב; feminine plural absolute רַבּוֺת Gen 30:43 +; — [often both as predicate and as attributive; as attributive preceding noun (influence of usage for numerals ? KöSynt.§334 k Ges§ 132b): רַב Isa 63:7; Psa 145:7 (but read probably רָבֿ רֹב,; in Isa 21:7 ׳ר is predicate), רַבּים Jer 16:16; Psa 32:10; Psa 89:51 (on context BöNÄ Bae, also Hup), Pro 7:26; 1Ch 28:5, רַבּוֺת Neh 9:28; Pro 31:29]; —
1 (often opposed to מְעַט)
a.-1much: of substances, gold 1Ki 10:2; Psa 19:11, silver (money) 2Ki 12:11; 2Ki 12:2Chron
b. plural many: person Exo 5:5; Jdg 8:30; Jdg 9:40; 1Ki 4:20; 1Ki 11:1+, things Genesis 30:48; Amo 5:12; Deu 31:17 +; noun omitted רַבּוֺת Dan 11:41 (that is, lands; read רִבּוֺת myriads Kmp Bev Behrm Marti Prince); רֵבִּים יָמִים many days (a long time) Gen 21:34; Gen 37:24+28 t.,רַבּוֺת שָׁנִים Neh 9:30; Ecc 6:3a, בַּשָּׁנִים רַבּוֺת עוֺר אִם Lev 25:51; עִתִּים רַבּוֺת Neh 9:28 many times (see above) =רַבּוֺת מְּעָמִים Psa 106:43; Ecc 7:22; רַבָּה מַכָּה Deu 25:3 many blows; רִַ׃בּים מַיִם many waters Num 20:11+27 t., compare Isa 8:7; etc.
c. רַב as substantive collective person Exo 19:21, also (opposed to מְעַט)1Sa 14:6; Num 13:18; Num 26:54, Num 26:56; Num 33:54; Num 35:8; so רַבַּת (Ges§ 130a) 2Ch 30:17-18, and (thing; =much) Eze 24:12; רַב construct before abstract (= רֹב) Isa 21:7; Isa 63:7; Psa 145:7; especially plural רַבִּים of person Exo 23:2 (twice in verse) +37 t. + בַּתרַֿבִּים Cant 7:5.
d. construct= abounding in, רַבבְּֿרֶכוֺת Pro 28:20, רַבחֶֿסֶר (see I. חֶסֶד 3), רַבמֹּֿךְַ Psa 147:5, רַבמְֿאֵרוֺת Pro 28:27, הַמְּהוּמָה רַב Eze 22:5, רַבנֿוֺצָךְ Eze 17:7, רַבחֶֿעֲלִיָּה Jer 32:19, רֵבמְּֿעֶלִים 2Sa 23:20= 1Ch 11:22, רַבמָּֿ֑שַׁע Pro 29:22 רַבתְּֿבוּנָה Pro 14:29; אוֺצָרֹת רַבַּת Jer 51:13, בָּנִים רַבַּת 1Sa 2:5 עָם רַבָּ֫תִי Lam 1:1 (Ges§ 90l).
e. + מִן compare= more numerous than Exo 1:9; Num 22:15; Jos 10:11; Jdg 16:30; 2Ki 6:16; Isa 54:1; 1Ch 24:4; 2Ch 32:7; Dan 11:13; followed by infinitive, too many to Gen 36:7; Jdg 7:2 (compare Jdg 7:4); see also following
f. רַב =abundant, enough Gen 24:25; Gen 33:9; as exclamation enough! Gen 45:28; 2Sa 24:16; 1Ch 21:15; 1Ki 19:4, so (+ מִן infinitive) Exo 9:28 (מִן 6d); רַבלָֿךְ (with implication of excess) Deu 3:26 (let it) suffice thee! so רַבלָֿכֶם Eze 45:9, also Num 16:3, Num 16:7= ye assume too much ! + infinitive it is enough for you to Deu 1:6; Deu 2:3 (i.e. you have done it enough), so+ מִן infinitive 1Ki 12:23, מִן substantive Eze 44:6.
g. as adverb much, exceedingly (only Psalms), רַב Psa 123:3, ָ™רב Psa 18:15 (Hup De Che and others; HPS2Sa 22:15 conjectures רָמָה omits || 2Sa 22:15); רַבָּה Psa 62:3; Psa 78:15; Psa 89:8 (ᵐ5. Bae הוּא רַב ); רַבַּת (Aramaism, compare Syriac , , Nö§ 155 A&WSG 135) Psa 65:10; Psa 120:6 (=long enough), Psa 123:4; Psa 129:1; Psa 129:2;
2 less often great:
a. of space 1Sa 26:13, the deep Amo 7:4; Gen 7:11; Isa 51:10; Psa 36:7(figurative), city Lam 1:1 (בַגּוֺיִם רַ֫בָּתִי Ges§), — see also חֲמַת צִירוֺן; -plague Num 11:33, empire Est 1:20 goodness Psa 31:20, wickedness Gen 6:5, etc.
b. specifically strong (opposed to כֹּחַ אֵין) 2Ch 14:10; לְהוֺשִׁיעַ רַב Isa 63:1 so רַבִּים as substantive Isa 53:12 (|| עֲצוּמִים).
c. major natu Gen 25:23 (opposed to צָעִיר); רַבּים as substantive grandoevi, Job 32:9.
d. + מִן compare greater than Deu 7:1, Deu 7:17; Deu 9:14; Deu 20:1 too great for Jos 19:9; 1Ki 19:7 — Pro 26:10 is hopelessly corrupt, see Toy.
II. רַב49 noun masculine chief (Assyrian-Babylonian influence, compare rab DlHWB 609 b; Biblical Aramic רַב); — construct ׳ר Jer 39:9+; plural construct רַבֵּי Jer 39:13; Jer 41:1 (but see below); — especially טַבָּחִים רַבֿ chief of guardsmen (see טַבָּח), only as title of Babylonian officer Jer 30:9-10, Jer 30:15t. Jeremiah, 7 t || 2 Kings 25 (compare הַט ׳שַׁר in Gen [J E]); also הַחֹבֵל רַב Jon 1:6 chief of the sailors, i.e. captain; in General בֵּיתוֺ כָּלרַֿב Est 1:8, רַבמָֿרִיסָיו Dan 1:3 (see סָרִיס ), and so בָּבֶל מֶלֶךְ רַבֵּי Jer 39:13, הַמֶּלֶךְ רַבֵּי Jer 41:1 (late gloss; omitted by ᵐ5 and || 2Ki 25:25, so Hi Gf Gie). The following titles of Assyrian -Babylonian officers are probably loan-words in Hebrew: רַבמָֿ֑ג Jer 39:3, Jer 39:13 usually chief soothsayer (see מָ֑ג), but = rab-mugi [? chief of princes] PinchesHast. DB. BAB-MAG; רַבסָֿרִיס (compare Old Aramaic [Nineveh] סרס רב Lzb386), 2Ki 18:17 (Assyrian; not in || Isa 36:2), Jer 39:8, Jer 39:13 (Babylonian ), usually chief eunuch, but = rabû-ša-rêši, chief of the heads (the principal men) WklUnters. x.altor.Geschichte.1889, Excurs. v, p. 138 (actually found as rubû-ša-ri-ešu PinchesAcad June 25, 1892, 618), PinchesHast.DB.RAB-SARIS; רַבשָֿׁקֵה (van d. H. רַבְשָׁקֵה) chief of the officers (?) (so probably Assyrian rab-ŠA†; ša‡kû = high one; COT2Ki 18:17 KBii.23 DlHWB 685 a TieleBab.-As. Geschichte.497.513 PinchesHast.DB.iv 191), 2Ki 18:17, 2Ki 18:19, 2Ki 18:26, 2Ki 18:27, 2Ki 18:37; 2Ki 19:4, 2Ki 19:8 = Isa 36:2; Isa 36:4; Isa 36:11; Isa 36:13 (twice in verse); Isa 36:22; Isa 37:4, Isa 37:8;
רבב (√ of following; see Biblical Hebrew I. רִבּוֺ רַב, רבב,).