רַב (raⱱ) — large / many / numerous

Other spellings: רַב־טַבָּחִים; רַב־סָרִיס; רַב־שָׁקֵה; רַב שָׁקֵה

Notes: Passage: OET PSA 89:50
MT HOTTP-C NJPS | RSV NJB REB רִיבֵי; Passage: OET PRO 26:10
NJPS "anything" = [1] | RSV NIV NJB NRSV REB ESV "archer" = [2]

Form 1

Part of speech: aj

Related lemmas: רבב

Sense 1: large

Semantic domains: Large (002001001034)

Definition: = state in which an object is very large in size

Show passage in OET: GEN 7:11

OET-RV GEN 7:11

11 When Noah was 600 years old (and around the beginning of May), deep underwater geysers in the ocean started spouting out water, and the skies began to drop heavy rain

OET-LV GEN 7:11

11 In_year six hundred(s) year of_the _life _of of _Noaḩ in_month the_second on_the_seven- teen day of_month in _the_day the_this all _of the _springs _of the _deep great they _were _split _open and_the _windows _of the_heavens they _were _opened.

Show passage in OET: JOS 11:8

OET-RV JOS 11:8

8 and Yahweh enabled them to defeat them.

OET-LV JOS 11:8

8 And_he_gave _them YHWH in_the _hand _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_they_attacked _them and_they_pursued _them to Tsīdōn/(Sidon) great and_unto Misrephoth Maim and_unto the _valley _of Miʦpāh eastwards_to and_they_defeated _them until not left to/for_them a _survivor.

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All 16 recorded passages for this sense

GEN: OET GEN 7:11

JOS: OET JOS 11:8 · OET JOS 19:9 · OET JOS 19:28

SA1: OET SA1 26:13

PSA: OET PSA 36:6

ISA: OET ISA 51:10

JER: OET JER 41:12

DAN: OET DAN 2:35 · OET DAN 7:2–3 · OET DAN 7:7 · OET DAN 7:17 · OET DAN 7:20

AMO: OET AMO 6:2 · OET AMO 7:4

Sense 2: many, numerous

Semantic domains: Quantity (002001001042); Frequency (002001003009)

Definition: = state in which objects or events are numerous in quantity or frequency

Show passage in OET: GEN 13:6

OET-RV GEN 13:6

6 but the land couldn’t support them all while they stayed together. Because the needs of their combined assets were so demanding, they couldn’t all thrive in one place

OET-LV GEN 13:6

6 And_not the_earth/land it _supported DOM_them to_dwell together if/because their_property it _was much and_not they _were _able to_dwell together.

Show passage in OET: GEN 21:34

OET-RV GEN 21:34

34 Then Avraham continued his stay in the Pelishti region for quite some time.

OET-LV GEN 21:34

34 And_ ʼAⱱrāhām _he _sojourned in_land the_Pəlishtiy days many.

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All 303 recorded passages for this sense

GEN: OET GEN 13:6 · OET GEN 21:34 · OET GEN 24:25 · OET GEN 26:14 · OET GEN 30:43 · OET GEN 33:9 · OET GEN 36:7 · OET GEN 37:34 · OET GEN 50:20

EXO: OET EXO 1:9 · OET EXO 2:23 · OET EXO 5:5 · OET EXO 12:38 · OET EXO 19:21 · OET EXO 23:2

LEV: OET LEV 15:25 · OET LEV 25:51

NUM: OET NUM 9:19 · OET NUM 13:18 · OET NUM 20:11 · OET NUM 20:15 · OET NUM 21:6 · OET NUM 22:3 · OET NUM 22:15 · OET NUM 24:7 · OET NUM 26:54 · OET NUM 26:56 · OET NUM 32:1 · OET NUM 33:54 · OET NUM 35:8

DEU: OET DEU 1:46 · OET DEU 2:1 · OET DEU 2:10 · OET DEU 2:21 · OET DEU 3:19 · OET DEU 7:1 · OET DEU 7:17 · OET DEU 9:14 · OET DEU 15:6 · OET DEU 20:1 · OET DEU 20:19 · OET DEU 26:5 · OET DEU 28:12 · OET DEU 28:38 · OET DEU 31:17 · OET DEU 31:21

JOS: OET JOS 10:11 · OET JOS 11:4 · OET JOS 11:18 · OET JOS 17:14–15 · OET JOS 17:17 · OET JOS 22:3 · OET JOS 22:8 · OET JOS 23:1 · OET JOS 24:7

JDG: OET JDG 7:2 · OET JDG 7:4 · OET JDG 8:30 · OET JDG 9:40 · OET JDG 16:30

SA1: OET SA1 14:6

SA2: OET SA2 3:22 · OET SA2 13:34 · OET SA2 14:2 · OET SA2 15:12 · OET SA2 22:17 · OET SA2 24:16

KI1: OET KI1 2:38 · OET KI1 3:8 · OET KI1 3:11 · OET KI1 4:20 · OET KI1 5:7 · OET KI1 10:2 · OET KI1 11:1 · OET KI1 18:1 · OET KI1 18:25

KI2: OET KI2 6:16 · OET KI2 9:22 · OET KI2 12:10

CH1: OET CH1 4:27 · OET CH1 5:22 · OET CH1 7:22 · OET CH1 18:8 · OET CH1 22:8 · OET CH1 24:4 · OET CH1 28:5

CH2: OET CH2 1:9 · OET CH2 1:11 · OET CH2 13:8 · OET CH2 14:11 · OET CH2 14:14 · OET CH2 15:3 · OET CH2 15:5 · OET CH2 17:13 · OET CH2 20:2 · OET CH2 20:12 · OET CH2 20:15 · OET CH2 20:25 · OET CH2 21:3 · OET CH2 21:15 · OET CH2 24:11 · OET CH2 24:25 · OET CH2 25:13 · OET CH2 26:10 · OET CH2 28:8 · OET CH2 30:13 · OET CH2 30:17–18 · OET CH2 32:4 · OET CH2 32:7 · OET CH2 32:23 · OET CH2 32:29

EZR: OET EZR 3:12 · OET EZR 10:1 · OET EZR 10:13

NEH: OET NEH 5:2 · OET NEH 6:18 · OET NEH 7:2 · OET NEH 9:30 · OET NEH 13:26

EST: OET EST 1:4 · OET EST 1:7 · OET EST 2:8 · OET EST 4:3 · OET EST 8:17

JOB: OET JOB 4:3 · OET JOB 5:25 · OET JOB 11:19 · OET JOB 16:2 · OET JOB 23:14 · OET JOB 31:25 · OET JOB 31:34 · OET JOB 35:9 · OET JOB 38:21

PSA: OET PSA 3:1–2 · OET PSA 4:6 · OET PSA 18:16 · OET PSA 19:10 · OET PSA 22:12 · OET PSA 22:25 · OET PSA 29:3 · OET PSA 31:13 · OET PSA 32:6 · OET PSA 32:10 · OET PSA 34:19 · OET PSA 35:18 · OET PSA 37:16 · OET PSA 40:3 · OET PSA 40:5 · OET PSA 40:9–10 · OET PSA 55:18 · OET PSA 56:2 · OET PSA 68:11 · OET PSA 71:7 · OET PSA 71:20 · OET PSA 77:19 · OET PSA 89:50 · OET PSA 93:4 · OET PSA 97:1 · OET PSA 106:43 · OET PSA 107:23 · OET PSA 109:30 · OET PSA 110:6 · OET PSA 119:157 · OET PSA 119:162 · OET PSA 135:10 · OET PSA 144:7

PRO: OET PRO 7:26 · OET PRO 10:21 · OET PRO 14:20 · OET PRO 19:4 · OET PRO 19:6 · OET PRO 19:21 · OET PRO 26:10 · OET PRO 28:2 · OET PRO 29:26 · OET PRO 31:29

ECC: OET ECC 6:3 · OET ECC 7:22 · OET ECC 7:29 · OET ECC 10:6

SNG: OET SNG 8:7

ISA: OET ISA 2:3–4 · OET ISA 5:9 · OET ISA 8:7 · OET ISA 8:15 · OET ISA 13:4 · OET ISA 16:14 · OET ISA 17:12–13 · OET ISA 23:3 · OET ISA 31:1 · OET ISA 42:20 · OET ISA 52:14–15 · OET ISA 53:11–12 · OET ISA 54:1 · OET ISA 63:7

JER: OET JER 3:1 · OET JER 11:15 · OET JER 12:10 · OET JER 13:6 · OET JER 16:16 · OET JER 20:10 · OET JER 22:8 · OET JER 25:14 · OET JER 27:7 · OET JER 28:8 · OET JER 32:14 · OET JER 35:7 · OET JER 36:32 · OET JER 37:16 · OET JER 50:41 · OET JER 51:13 · OET JER 51:55

LAM: OET LAM 1:22

EZE: OET EZE 1:24 · OET EZE 3:6 · OET EZE 12:27 · OET EZE 16:41 · OET EZE 17:5 · OET EZE 17:8–9 · OET EZE 17:15 · OET EZE 17:17 · OET EZE 19:10 · OET EZE 24:12 · OET EZE 26:3 · OET EZE 26:7 · OET EZE 26:19 · OET EZE 27:3 · OET EZE 27:15 · OET EZE 27:26 · OET EZE 27:33 · OET EZE 31:5–7 · OET EZE 31:15 · OET EZE 32:3 · OET EZE 32:9–10 · OET EZE 32:13 · OET EZE 33:24 · OET EZE 37:2 · OET EZE 38:4 · OET EZE 38:6 · OET EZE 38:8–9 · OET EZE 38:15 · OET EZE 38:22–23 · OET EZE 39:27 · OET EZE 43:2 · OET EZE 47:7 · OET EZE 47:9–10

DAN: OET DAN 8:25–26 · OET DAN 9:27 · OET DAN 11:10–11 · OET DAN 11:13–14 · OET DAN 11:18 · OET DAN 11:26 · OET DAN 11:33–34 · OET DAN 11:39–41 · OET DAN 11:44 · OET DAN 12:2–4 · OET DAN 12:10

HOS: OET HOS 3:3–4

JOL: OET JOL 2:2 · OET JOL 2:11

AMO: OET AMO 3:15 · OET AMO 5:12 · OET AMO 8:3

JNA: OET JNA 4:11

MIC: OET MIC 4:2–3 · OET MIC 4:11 · OET MIC 4:13 · OET MIC 5:7–8

NAH: OET NAH 1:12

HAB: OET HAB 2:8 · OET HAB 2:10 · OET HAB 3:15

ZEC: OET ZEC 2:11 · OET ZEC 8:20 · OET ZEC 8:22

MAL: OET MAL 2:6 · OET MAL 2:8

Sense 3: great, heavy

Semantic domains: Intense (002001003012)

Core domains: Intensity (090)

Definition: = process by which an event happens with great strength or intensity

Show passage in OET: GEN 6:5

OET-RV GEN 6:5

5 Then Yahweh saw that the humankind’s wickedness on the earth was extensive, and that every inclination of their inner thoughts was only evil all day long.

OET-LV GEN 6:5

5 And_ YHWH _he/it _saw if/because _that was_great the _evil _of the_humankind on _the_earth and_all (the)_inclination _of the _thoughts _of his/its_heart only was_evil every _of the_day.

Show passage in OET: EXO 34:6

OET-RV EXO 34:6

6 Yahweh passed over above his face and proclaimed, “I am Yahweh, a compassionate and gracious God, slow to get angry but exuding faithfulness and trustworthiness.

OET-LV EXO 34:6

6 And_ YHWH _he/it _passed _through on his/its_faces/face and_he/it _called YHWH YHWH a _god compassionate and_gracious long _of anger(s) and_great _of covenant _loyalty and_faithfulness

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All 74 recorded passages for this sense

GEN: OET GEN 6:5

EXO: OET EXO 34:6

NUM: OET NUM 11:33 · OET NUM 14:18

DEU: OET DEU 25:3

SA1: OET SA1 2:5 · OET SA1 12:17 · OET SA1 14:19

SA2: OET SA2 23:20 · OET SA2 24:14

KI1: OET KI1 19:7

CH1: OET CH1 11:22 · OET CH1 21:13

CH2: OET CH2 13:17 · OET CH2 28:13

NEH: OET NEH 9:17 · OET NEH 9:19 · OET NEH 9:27–28 · OET NEH 9:31 · OET NEH 9:35

EST: OET EST 1:20

JOB: OET JOB 22:5 · OET JOB 36:28 · OET JOB 39:11

PSA: OET PSA 19:11 · OET PSA 19:13 · OET PSA 25:11 · OET PSA 31:19 · OET PSA 62:2 · OET PSA 65:9 · OET PSA 78:15 · OET PSA 86:5 · OET PSA 86:15 · OET PSA 103:8 · OET PSA 119:156 · OET PSA 119:165 · OET PSA 145:7 · OET PSA 147:5

PRO: OET PRO 13:7 · OET PRO 14:29 · OET PRO 15:6 · OET PRO 15:16 · OET PRO 22:1 · OET PRO 28:12 · OET PRO 28:16 · OET PRO 28:20 · OET PRO 28:27 · OET PRO 29:22

ECC: OET ECC 2:21 · OET ECC 6:1 · OET ECC 8:6

ISA: OET ISA 21:7 · OET ISA 30:25 · OET ISA 54:13

JER: OET JER 13:9 · OET JER 32:19 · OET JER 51:13

LAM: OET LAM 3:23

EZE: OET EZE 17:7 · OET EZE 22:5

DAN: OET DAN 4:3 · OET DAN 5:1 · OET DAN 7:8 · OET DAN 7:11 · OET DAN 7:20 · OET DAN 9:18 · OET DAN 11:3 · OET DAN 11:5

JOL: OET JOL 2:13 · OET JOL 3:13

AMO: OET AMO 3:9

JNA: OET JNA 4:2

ZEC: OET ZEC 14:13

Sense 4: old

Semantic domains: Old (002001001038)

Definition: = state in which humans are at a relatively advanced age

Show passage in OET: GEN 25:23

OET-RV GEN 25:23

23 and he responded,
⇔ “There’s two nations inside your womb—
⇔ two different peoples will come from within you.
⇔ One group will become stronger than the other,
⇔ and the older will serve the younger.”

OET-LV GEN 25:23

23 And_ YHWH _he/it _said to/for_her/it two _of nations are_in_womb _of_your and_two _of peoples from_your(pl)_inward _of_parts they _will _separate and_a _people more_than _a _people it _will _be _strong and_the_great_one it _will _serve the_young_one.

Show passage in OET: JOB 32:9

OET-RV JOB 32:9

9 Not so many people are wise,
⇔ and older people don’t necessarily understand what’s right.

OET-LV JOB 32:9

9 Not many_people they _are _wise and_old_people they _understand justice.

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Sense 5: great

Semantic domains: Great (002001002012)

Definition: = state in which deities, humans, or towns have a high status or authority

Show passage in OET: EZR 4:10

OET-RV EZR 4:10

10 and the rest of the nations that the famous and powerful King Asenapar exiled from other nations and forced them to live in the cities of Shomron (Samaria), and the province went of the Perat (Euphrates) river.
¶ And now

OET-LV EZR 4:10

10 And_the _rest _of the _nations which ʼOşnappar (the)_great and_(the)_honourable he _took _into _exile and_he _caused _to _dwell them in_the _city of Shomrōn and_the _rest _of the _region _beyond the_river and_now.

Show passage in OET: EZR 5:8

OET-RV EZR 5:8

8 Let it be known to the king that we went to the province of Yehudah (Judea), to the temple of the great God, and it is being built with large stones, and timber is being placed in the walls. This work is being done to a high standard and they’re making good progress.

OET-LV EZR 5:8

8 Known let _it _be to_the_king that we _went to_Judea the_province to_the _house _of the_god (the)_great and_he is_being _built stone _of rolling and_timber is_being _set in_the_walls and_the_work this diligently is_being _done and_is_prospering in_hand _of_their.

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All 13 recorded passages for this sense

EZR: OET EZR 4:10 · OET EZR 5:8 · OET EZR 5:11

JOB: OET JOB 1:3

PSA: OET PSA 48:2 · OET PSA 89:7

ISA: OET ISA 63:1

LAM: OET LAM 1:1

DAN: OET DAN 2:10 · OET DAN 2:31 · OET DAN 2:45 · OET DAN 2:48

AMO: OET AMO 6:2

Sense 6: great one > chief, official, captain

Semantic domains: Leaders (001001002003005); Officials (001001002003007)

Definition: literally: great one; hence: = someone in a position of authority at a royal court or on a ship

Show passage in OET: KI2 18:17

OET-RV KI2 18:17

17 However, the Assyrian king still sent his general and some of his top officials from Lakish to King Hizkiyah in Yerushalem (Jerusalem). They arrived at Yerushalem with a large army and camped by the aquifer supplying the upper pool that was near the field where the people washed their clothes.

OET-LV KI2 18:17