רַבָּ֛ה

𐤓𐤁𐤄

rabah

great

by contracted from רָבַב; abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality); (in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), (ship-)master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude), officer, often(-times), plenteous, populous, prince, process (of time), suffice(-lent).

H7227

Genesis 6:5 · Word #4

Lexicon H7227

Lemmaרַב
Lemma (Paleo)𐤓𐤁
Transliterationrab
Strong'sH7227
In-contextgreat

Morphology HAafsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech A — Adjective — Describes a noun
Subtype a — Adjective — Adjective
Gender f — Feminine — Feminine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H7227-09

great (feminine singular); she/it became great

Rootרבב (r-b-b)
Core Meaningsincrease, abundance, greatness, multiplicity, becoming many
Semantic Rangegreat, abundant, numerous, large, important, mighty; to become many, to increase, to grow great
Conceptual SignificanceThe root רבב expresses the biblical concept of increase and greatness, whether in number, power, or significance. It frequently describes divine blessing through multiplication (e.g., descendants, prosperity) and can denote social or political prominence, underscoring themes of growth under YHWH’s providence.
Morphological NotesAdjective, feminine singular absolute (רַבָּה); also Qal perfect 3rd feminine singular verb (רָבָּה) from רבב meaning "to become many/great."
Rendering RationaleThe adjective form רַבָּה is feminine singular, describing something as great or abundant in quantity or significance. The verbal form רָבָּה (Qal perfect 3fs) means "she/it became great" or "she/it multiplied," reflecting the root idea of increase or enlargement. Both renderings preserve the core sense of growth and abundance inherent in רבב while accurately reflecting feminine singular morphology.

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

Words from Root רבב (increase, abundance, greatness, multiplicity, becoming many)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H7227-01 barabim among many (ones)
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
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
H7229-01 raba the great one
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
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
H7233-04 vrvvtv in his myriads

Word Usage (461 occurrences of H7227)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 6:5 רַבָּ֛ה rabah great
Genesis 7:11 רַבָּ֔ה rabah great
Genesis 13:6 רָ֔ב rav great
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