רַב , ܪܒ ( rb ) great, chief , so Old Aramaic Nab. Palm. רב , Lzb 366 Cook 107) ; Qal Pf. 3 fs. consec. וְרַבָּה Ex 23:29 Is 6:1 2, רָבָּה Gn 18:20 ( Ho 9:7 read וְרֹב הַמַּשְׂטֵמָה [for MT וְרַבָּה מ׳ ] Ö We No w); elsewhere only 3 pl. רַבּוּ 1 S 25:10 +, רָבּוּ Je 46:23 + 2 times [other forms supplied by רבה q.v .]; Inf. cstr. רֹב Gn 6:1 Jos 9:13 Lv 25:16 ( || מְעֹט ), sf. רֻבְּכֶם Dt 7: 7, and perhaps רֻבָּם Ho 4:7 ( cf. רֹב infr .); 1. be ( become ) many , pers. Gn 6:1 ( J ) Ex 23:29 ( E ; v. supr .), 1 S 25:10 Ho 4:7 (perhaps), Is 66:16 ψ 3:2 ; 25:19 ; 38:20 Ec 5:1 0, + מִן comp. Je 46:23 Dt 7:7 ψ 69:5 ; of things Is 22:9 ψ 4:8 ; 104:24 , years Lv 25:16 ( P ), sins Je 5:6 ;
14:7 Is 59:12 Jb 35: 6. 2. become great , Gn 18:20 ( J ), Is 6:12 ; be long , of journey, Jos 9:13 . Pu. v. [ רָבַב ] denom.
I . רַב S 2579, 693, 7227, 7228, 7229, 7249, 7260 TWOT 156, 2099a, 2099b, 2100a, 2984a GK 741, 8041, 8042, 8043
429 adj. much, many, great ; ms. abs. ר׳ Gn 24:25 +, רָב Gn 33:9 +, also רָב 2 Ch 20: 2, ָרב 28: 8, רָב Ezr 10:1 3, etc.; cstr. רַב Ex 34:6 +; fs.
רַבָּה
Nu 11:33
+;
cstr.
רַבַּת
Ez 22:5
+,
רַבָּתִי
(
Ges
§ 90 k 1)
La 1:1
(×2);
mpl. abs.
רַבִּים
Ex 23:2
(×2)
+,
cstr. v.
II
.
רב
; fpl.
abs.
רַבֹּות
Gn 30:43
+; [often both as pred. and as attrib.; as attrib. preceding
n.
(infl. of usage for numerals?
Kö
Synt.
§ 334
k
Ges
§ 132b):
רַב
Is 63:7
ψ 145:7
(but read prob.
רֹב
,
רָב־
; in
Is 21:7
ר׳
is pred.),
רַבִּים
Je 16:16
ψ 32:10
;
89:51
(on context
Bö
NÄ Ba
e, also
Hup
),
Pr 7:26 1 Ch 28:
5,
רַבֹּות
Ne 9:28 Pr 31:2
9];
1.
(often
opp.
מְעַט
)
a.
(1)
much:
of substances, gold
1 K 10:2
ψ 19:11
, silver (money)
2 K 12:11
=
2 Ch 24:1
1, bronze
1 Ch 18:8
, wine
Est 1:7
; of other quantities, e.g. spoil
2 S 3:22
, property
2 Ch 32:29
, seed
Dt 28:38
, etc.;
רַב שֶׁיִּהְיוּ
Ec 6:3b
be it much that
his days
amount to;
(2) especially of collectives,
numerous
,
עַם־רַב
Jos 11:4 2 S 13:3
4,
עֲבֻדָּה רַבָּה
Gn 26:14 Jb 1:
3,
מִקְנֶה רַב
Dt 3:19
+, etc.
b.
pl.
many:
pers.
Ex 5:5 Ju 8:3
0;
9:40 1 K 4:2
0;
11:1
+, things
Gn 30:43 Am 5:12 Dt 31:17
+;
n.
om.
רַבֹּות
Dn 11:41
(sc. lands; read
רִבֹּות
myriads
Kmp Bev Behrm Marti
Prince);
יָמִים רַבִּים
many days
(a long time)
Gn 21:34
;
37:24
+
28 times,
שָׁנִים רַבֹּות
Ne 9:30 Ec 6:3
a,
אִם עֹוד רַבֹּות
Nab. Nabataean. Cook Stanley A. Cook. comp. compare, compares, comparative. Kö E. König, Heb. Gram.
Bö F. Böttcher, Ährenlese , or NeueÄhrenlese . Hup H. Hupfeld.
Kmp A. Kamphausen. Bev A. A. Bevan. Behrm G. Behrmann.