רִבּ֜וֹ — Jonah 4:11 Hebrew Word Study

רִבּ֜וֹ

𐤓𐤁𐤅

ribo

thousand

from רָבַב; or רִבּוֹא from רָבַב; a myriad, i.e. indefinitely, large number; great things, ten ((eight) -een, (for) -ty, [phrase] sixscore, [phrase] threescore, [idiom] twenty, (twen) -ty) thousand.

H7239

Jonah 4:11 · Word #14

Lexicon `H7239`

Lemma	רִבּוֹ
Lemma (Paleo)	𐤓𐤁𐤅
Transliteration	ribbôw
Strong's	H7239
In-context	thousand

Morphology `HAcbsa` All morphology codes

Part of Speech	`A` — Adjective — Describes a noun
Subtype	`c` — Cardinal Number — Cardinal number
Gender	`b` — Both — Both (masculine and feminine)
Number	`s` — Singular — Singular
State	`a` — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 `H7239-01`

a ten-thousand-multitude

Root	רבב (r-b-b)
Core Meanings	to be many, become numerous, multiply, increase greatly
Semantic Range	a myriad, ten thousand, an immense number, a vast company, large military or tribal units, hyperbolic multitudes
Conceptual Significance	In biblical literature, רִבּוֹ/רִבּוֹא expresses abundance beyond ordinary counting—whether of people, troops, blessings, or years—emphasizing divine multiplication, covenantal increase, or overwhelming magnitude.
Morphological Notes	Common singular absolute noun formed from the root רבב. Though singular in form, it denotes a collective large number, often specifically "ten thousand" or an indefinite myriad.
Rendering Rationale	The noun derives from the root רבב, "to become many, multiply," and denotes a vast multiplied quantity. As a common singular absolute noun (HAcbsa), it is rendered in the singular—"a ten-thousand-multitude"—to preserve both its grammatical form and its sense of an immense, multiplied number.

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

Words from Root רבב (to be many, become numerous, multiply, increase greatly)

SILEX Code	Transliteration	SIBI-P1
`H7227-01`	barabim	among many (ones)
`H7237-01`	berabat	in Rabbah (the Great [city])
`H7227-02`	berav	in great abundance
`H7230-01`	berav	in abundance of
`H7233-01`	berivevot	with myriads of
`H7233-02`	berivevotayv	in his myriads
`H7230-02`	berov	in the abundance of
`H7241-01`	birevivim	with abundant showers
`H7227-03`	haberav	in the abundance of
`H7227-04`	harabim	the many (ones)
`H7227-05`	harav	the great one
`H7230-03`	harov	Is it the abundance of…?
`H7378-03`	harov	Is it abundance…?
`H7230-04`	kerov	according to the abundance of
`H7241-02`	kirevivim	abundant showers
`H7227-06`	larabim	to the many ones
`H7227-07`	larav	to the great one
`H7233-03`	larevavah	to a ten-thousand-multitude
`H7230-05`	larov	to abundance
`H7231-01`	larov	to abundance
`H7227-08`	lerabim	for the many ones
`H7230-06`	lerov	for abundance
`H7248-01`	mag	chief Magian
`H7227-09`	merabim	than many (great ones)
`H4764-01`	merav	Increase
`H7233-04`	merevavah	from a ten-thousandfold multitude
`H7233-05`	merivevot	from myriads of
`H7230-07`	merov	from abundance of
`H7231-02`	merubavot	made-many (feminine plural)
`H7230-08`	merubekhem	from your abundance
`H7229-01`	raba	the great one
`H2579-02`	rabah	great
`H7237-03`	rabah	great (feminine singular)
`H7227-10`	rabah	great (feminine singular); she/it became great
`H7237-04`	rabat	Rabbah ("Great-One," feminine singular)
`H7227-11`	rabat	great (feminine singular)
`H7237-05`	rabatah	Great-City-ward
`H7227-12`	rabati	great (feminine singular, in construct: "great of…")
`H7228-01`	rabayv	his multitudes
`H7229-02`	rabeta	the great one (feminine)
`H7227-13`	rabey	great-ones of
`H7228-02`	rabim	many ones
`H1337-02`	rabim	many ones
`H7227-14`	rabim	numerous ones
`H7227-15`	rabot	many
`H7262-01`	rav	great one
`H7232-01`	rav	great
`H7227-16`	rav	great
`H7248-02`	rav	great
`H7249-01`	rav	great
`H7378-09`	rav	great (masculine singular)
`H7229-03`	rav	abundant, great
`H7260-01`	raverevan	great-ones
`H7261-02`	raverevanohi	his great-lords
`H7260-03`	raverevin	very-great ones
`H7233-06`	revavah	a ten-thousand-multitude
`H7233-07`	revavot	myriads
`H7241-03`	revivim	multitudinous showers
`H7239-02`	riboot	myriads
`H7239-03`	ribot	myriads
`H7239-04`	ribotayim	two myriads
`H7239-05`	ribovt	ten-thousands
`H7240-01`	rivevan	myriads
`H7233-08`	rivevot	myriads of
`H7230-10`	rov	abundance of
`H7230-11`	rubey	abundance of
`H7239-06`	rvv	myriad of
`H7240-02`	rvvn	myriad-multitudes
`H7230-12`	ukherov	and according to the abundance of
`H7230-13`	umerov	and from the abundance of
`H7233-09`	urevavah	and a ten-thousand-multitude
`H7230-14`	uverov	and in the abundance of
`H7227-17`	varabim	among many great-ones
`H7227-18`	varav	and great
`H7232-02`	varobu	and they shot forth
`H7237-06`	veharabah	and the Great (city)
`H7227-19`	veharabim	and the many
`H7245-01`	veharabit	and Rabbith (Place of Multitude)
`H7241-04`	vekhirevivim	and like abundant showers
`H7227-20`	verabah	and she became great
`H7227-21`	verabat	and great (feminine, of…)
`H7227-22`	verabey	and the great-ones of
`H7227-23`	verabim	many ones
`H7227-24`	verabot	and many (feminine ones)
`H7231-04`	verabu	and they multiplied
`H7230-15`	verav	and great
`H7229-04`	verav	and great
`H7227-25`	verav	and great
`H7261-03`	veraverevanakhe	and your great-lord
`H7261-04`	veraverevanay	and my great-ones
`H7240-03`	veribo	and a myriad of
`H7230-16`	verov	and abundance of
`H7230-17`	vrv	and abundance of
`H7261-06`	vrvrvnykh	and your great-lords
`H7233-10`	vrvvtv	in his myriads

Word Usage (11 occurrences of H7239)

Location	Form	Transliteration	Meaning
Hosea 8:12	רבו	rvv	its abundance
Jonah 4:11	רִבּ֜וֹ	ribo	thousand
Psalms 68:18	רִבֹּתַ֣יִם	ribotayim	myriads
Daniel 11:12	רִבֹּא֖וֹת	riboot	many ten thousands
Ezra 2:64	רִבּ֔וֹא	ribo	thousand
Ezra 2:69	רִבֹּ֣אות	ribovt	thousand
Nehemiah 7:66	רִבּ֔וֹא	ribo	two thousand
Nehemiah 7:70	רִבּ֑וֹת	ribot	tens-of-thousands
Nehemiah 7:71	רִבּ֔וֹא	ribo	tens-of-thousands
1 Chronicles 29:7	רִבּוֹ֒	ribo	ten thousand
1 Chronicles 29:7	רִבּ֛וֹ	ribo-2	ten thousand

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Lexicon H7239

Morphology HAcbsa All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 H7239-01

Words from Root רבב (to be many, become numerous, multiply, increase greatly)

Word Usage (11 occurrences of H7239)

Lexicon `H7239`

Morphology `HAcbsa` All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 `H7239-01`