רַבְרְבָן
rabrᵉbân · H7261 · Aramaic · 8 occurrences
Meanings
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nobles
Person; belonging to the social class of the nobility, and therefore often found in a position of authority; usually treated with respect
ExamplesDaniel 4:36 “At that time my reason returned to me. And my majesty and splendor were restored to me for the honor of my kingdom, and my state counselors and my nobles began seeking me out; so I was reestablished in my sovereignty, and surpassing greatness was added to me.
Daniel 5:1 Belshazzar the king held a great feast for a thousand of his nobles, and he was drinking wine in the presence of the thousand.
Daniel 5:2 While he tasted the wine, Belshazzar gave orders to bring the gold and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem, so that the king and his nobles, his wives, and his concubines could drink out of them.
How it’s used In 5 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
8 occurrences in 3 groups
- הוּhis 6
- יmy 1
- ךָyour 1
Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- אֲלַףthousand 1
What it doesIt is the subject
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- בְּעָאto ask, to seek 1
- שְׁבַשׁbe astonished 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- לto/for 2
In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- מִלָּהcommandment 1
- עִזְקָאsignet 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 1 word
- אָדוֹן ʼâdôwn · H113 · lord, master, owner
- אָדוֹן denotes lordship and mastery, closely paralleling the 'lord' sense of רַבְרְבָן as a title of authority and dominion.
In the other Testament 2 words
- ἄρχων árchōn · G758 · ruler, governor, official
- Greek ἄρχων is the standard translation equivalent for Hebrew terms denoting a ruler or prince, and directly corresponds to רַבְרְבָן's sense of 'lord, prince' in contexts of political or military authority.
- κύριος kýrios · G2962 · Lord, owner, master
- Greek κύριος captures the 'lord' aspect of רַבְרְבָן, denoting one with authority and dominion, and is a natural translation equivalent for Aramaic titles of lordship.
Semantic domains 1 entry
- Leaders001001003005
- Daniel 5:1 recounts that “Belshazzar the king held a great feast for a thousand of his nobles.”
Word family 14 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H7261. rabreban [רַבְרְבָן] noun masculine lord, noble (compare ᵑ7, Syriac); — plural…
[רַבְרְבָן] noun masculine lord, noble (compare ᵑ7, Syriac); — plural suffix רַבְרְבָנַי Dan 4:33 my lords (of Nebuchadnezzar); נ֫וֺהִי+? Dan 5:1-2, Dan 5:3, Dan 5:9, Dan 5:10, of Darius Dan 6:18; ניך- Kt, נָח- Qr (K§ 53, Anm. b)) of Belshazzar Dan 6:23.
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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