רַב rav

Hebrew word for “many” · Strong’s H7227 · used 454 times in 436 verses

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Meaning

adj; 1) much, many, great;

Senses in the lexicon

• many (423)
• chief (29)
• (Sidon) the Great (2)

How it is translated

Glosses given for rav in context, with how often each is used:

• many 178
• great 100
• many people 41
• much 38
• numerous 28
• chief 27
• enough 10
• greatness 6
• too much 4
• great one 2
• too great 2
• one great 2

Where it is used

Also in 23 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Daniel 11 (14), Jeremiah 52 (8), 2 Kings 25 (7), Nehemiah 9 (7), Ezekiel 38 (7), Ezekiel 17 (6), Proverbs 28 (5), Deuteronomy 2 (4), 2 Chronicles 20 (4), 2 Chronicles 32 (4)

Forms

• רבים 172
• רב 137
• רבה 34
• רבות 30
• ורב 24
• הרבים 11
• רבת 10
• הרב 7
• ורבים 6
• לרבים 6

Words used with it

Words that share verses with rav more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• טַבָּח tabbach “guard” 24
• מַי mayim “water” 36
• גּוֹי goy “nation” 32
• אַתָּה attah “you(m.s.)” 36
• גָּדוֹל gadol “great” 29
• נְבוּזַרְאֲדָן nevuzaradan “Nebuzaradan” 15
• מְאֹד meod “much” 23
• עָצוּם atsum “mighty” 15
• יָשַׁב yashav “to dwell” 31
• הָמוֹן hamon “crowd” 16
• מִן־ min “from” 29
• רָאָה raah “to see” 29

Key verses

The verses using rav that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Exodus 34:6 — And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,
• 2 Chronicles 14:11 — And Asa cried unto the LORD his God, and said, LORD, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O LORD our…
• Psalms 86:5 — For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.
• Psalms 86:15 — But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.
• Isaiah 31:1 — Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong;…
• Isaiah 53:11 — He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.
• Isaiah 53:12 — Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was…
• Isaiah 63:1 — Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that…
• Isaiah 63:7 — I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the LORD, and the praises of the LORD, according to all that the LORD hath bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward…
• Jeremiah 3:1 — They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man’s, shall he return unto her again? shall not that land be greatly polluted?…
• Zechariah 2:11 — And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the LORD of…
• Zechariah 8:20 — Thus saith the LORD of hosts; It shall yet come to pass, that there shall come people, and the inhabitants of many cities:

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.