רַבָּֽ/א

𐤓𐤁/𐤀

raba

great

(Aramaic) corresponding to רַב; {abundant}; captain, chief, great, lord, master, stout.

H7229

Daniel 7:2 · Word #15

Lexicon H7229

Lemmaרַב
Lemma (Paleo)𐤓𐤁
Transliterationrab
Strong'sH7229
In-contextgreat

Morphology AAamsd/Td All morphology codes

Part of Speech A — Adjective — Describes a noun
Subtype a — Adjective — Adjective
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State d — Determined — The noun is definite

SIBI-P1 H7229-01

the great one

Rootרבב (r-b-b)
Core Meaningsmuchness, abundance, greatness, multiplicity, prominence
Semantic Rangegreat, mighty, chief, chief official, master, lord, prominent one, high-ranking officer
Conceptual SignificanceIn biblical Aramaic contexts (e.g., Daniel, Ezra), רַבָּא often denotes authority or prominence—whether in rank, power, or importance—reflecting the cultural association between numerical abundance and social greatness in the ancient Near East.
Morphological NotesAramaic adjective from root רבב in the masculine singular emphatic (determined) state; the final א marks the emphatic state, functioning like a definite form ("the").
Rendering RationaleThe Aramaic adjective רַבָּא is masculine singular in the emphatic (determined) state, indicating "the great" or "the great one." Rendering it as "the great one" preserves both the root sense of greatness/abundance (from רבב) and the masculine singular, definite grammatical form.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root רבב (muchness, abundance, greatness, multiplicity, prominence)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H7227-01 barabim among many (ones)
H7237-01 berabat in Rabbah (the Great [city])
H7230-01 berav in abundance of
H7233-01 berivevotayv in his myriads
H7230-02 berov in the abundance of
H7227-02 haberav in the abundance of
H7227-03 harabim the many (ones)
H7227-04 harav the great one
H7378-02 harov Is it abundance…?
H7230-03 kerov according to the abundance of
H7241-01 kirevivim abundant showers
H7227-05 larabim to the many ones
H7227-06 larav to the great one
H7230-04 larov to abundance
H7227-07 lerabim for the many ones
H7230-05 lerov for abundance
H7248-01 mag chief Magian
H7227-08 merabim than many (great ones)
H4764-01 merav Increase
H7233-02 merivevot from myriads of
H7230-06 merov from abundance of
H7230-07 merubekhem from your abundance
H7227-09 rabah great (feminine singular); she/it became great
H7227-10 rabat great (feminine singular)
H7227-11 rabati great (feminine singular, in construct: "great of…")
H7227-12 rabey great-ones of
H7227-13 rabim numerous ones
H7227-14 rabot many
H7227-15 rav great
H7260-01 raverevan great-ones
H7233-03 revavah a ten-thousand-multitude
H7241-02 revivim multitudinous showers
H7239-01 ribo a ten-thousand-multitude
H7233-04 rivevot myriads of
H7230-08 rov abundance of
H7230-09 rubey abundance of
H7230-10 ukherov and according to the abundance of
H7230-11 umerov and from the abundance of
H7230-12 uverov and in the abundance of
H7227-16 varabim among many great-ones
H7227-17 varav and great
H7227-18 veharabim and the many
H7227-19 verabah and she became great
H7227-20 verabat and great (feminine, of…)
H7227-21 verabey and the great-ones of
H7227-22 verabim many ones
H7227-23 verabot and many (feminine ones)
H7231-02 verabu and they multiplied
H7227-24 verav and great
H7230-13 verov and abundance of
H7233-05 vrvvtv in his myriads

Word Usage (15 occurrences of H7229)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Daniel 2:10 רַ֣ב rav great
Daniel 2:14 רַב rav captain
Daniel 2:31 רַ֛ב rav great
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