rav H7227

רַב (rav) means “many” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

רַב Hebrew · H7227 454 tagged occurrences in 436 verses

Pronunciation guide: rab Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H7227A

רַב · rav · many

adj 1) much, many, great 1a) much 1b) many 1c) abounding in 1d) more numerous than 1e) abundant, enough 1f) great 1g) strong 1h) greater than adv 1i) much, exceedingly

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TBESH · H7227B

רַב · rav · chief

captain, chief Aramaic equivalent: rav.re.van (רַבְרְבָן "noble" H7261)

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TBESH · H7227G

רַב · rav · (Sidon) the Great

Combined with tsi.don (צִידוֹן "Sidon" H6721H) § captain, chief

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

by contracted from H7231 (רָבַב); abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)

KJV glosses: (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).

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How translators render H7227

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
many	75
and many	21
of many	20
captain	14
great	10
for many	9
the captain	8
much	6
the great	6
a great	5
abounding	5
enough	5
is great	5
a long	4
abundant	4
are many	4
for a long	4
larger	4
the many	4
and a great	3
in the great	3
large	3
of the great	3
plenty	3
to many	3
with great	3
a great deal of	2
a man of many	2
after a long	2
and mighty	2
and numerous	2
as numerous	2
because of the abundant	2
but many	2
has great	2
have many	2
i have had enough	2
long	2
long enough	2
many a time	2
mighty	2
more	2
of great	2
out of deep	2
over many	2
rich	2
so many	2
than great	2
the crowd	2
there was a large amount	2
too many	2
vast	2
weighs heavily	2
with many	2
a great number of	1
a huge	1
a large	1
a larger tribe	1
a long time	1
a vast	1
abounds	1
abundance	1
abundantly	1
against the mighty	1
along with a great number	1
among many	1
amount	1
and	1
and a large	1
and abounding	1
and defender	1
and for a full	1
and for many	1
and great	1
and greater	1
and in your great	1
and kept vast	1
and many countries	1
and many shechemites	1
and more	1
and rich	1
and the great	1
and the older	1
and those who lead many	1
and vast	1
and wide	1
are greater	1
are indeed a vast	1
are more	1
are now numerous	1
are numerous	1
are so numerous	1
as abundant	1
as long as	1
but in your great	1
but many are those	1
but she who has many	1
but the captain	1
chief officers	1
comes much	1
far as greater	1
flowed freely	1
for a large tribe	1
for a long period	1
for a long time	1
for an extended	1
from many	1
from the deep	1
from the great	1
full	1
fully	1
greater	1
has caused many	1
has many	1
have become too numerous	1
have so many	1
her many	1
his vast	1
how many	1
i greatly	1
i will cause many	1
in your great	1
increase	1
increasing	1
is also a great	1
is for many	1
is greatly	1
is too much	1
it concerns the distant	1
its abundant	1
its thick	1
large number of	1
lest many	1
let a large	1
let the distant	1
like great	1
many bones	1
many of them	1
many others	1
many things	1
more numerous	1
more than most	1
multitude	1
my great	1
number of	1
of a great	1
of the mighty	1
of your abundant	1
official	1
on the great	1
on the mighty	1
once so full	1
onto the high	1
or many	1
severely	1
she has brought many	1
she who was great	1
since more	1
so much	1
so that a great amount of	1
so that the mighty	1
still many	1
than much	1
that is enough	1
the abundant	1
the captains	1
the chief	1
the larger	1
the old	1
their abundance	1
then many	1
then the captain	1
there are many	1
there is a greater one	1
there is great	1
there was a wide	1
there was so much	1
there were many	1
through the mighty	1
to a larger clan	1
to great	1
too great	1
too large	1
too long	1
vvv	1
was great	1
were numerous	1
what a great	1
when great	1
whether by many	1
who have taken too much	1
will abound	1
will be many	1
will be too much	1
will have abundant	1
will receive many	1
will suffer from a severe	1
with a mighty	1
with a severe	1
with abundance	1
with immense	1
with the abundant	1
with the great	1
with your great	1
yet has great	1
yet no matter how long	1
you have many	1
you have taken too much	1
your great	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
many	80
great	28
and many	21
much	18
a great	16
of many	16
the captain	15
more	7
for many	6
and of great	5
of great	5
the great	5
a long	4
enough	4
of the great	4
with many	4
and much	3
and plenteous	3
and the captain	3
and the great	3
captain	3
greater	3
in the great	3
it is enough	3
over many	3
unto many	3
abundantly	2
and great	2
but many	2
by great	2
from the great	2
in great	2
is great	2
let it suffice	2
long enough	2
many a time	2
me many	2
me out of many	2
multitude	2
or many	2
than great	2
too much	2
upon many	2
were more	2
who had done many	2
with much	2
yea many	2
yet many	2
a multitude	1
aboundeth in	1
above many	1
abundant	1
after many	1
against me for there were many	1
all great	1
all the mighty	1
also a great	1
among many	1
and a great	1
and a great one	1
and a mighty	1
and abundant	1
and according to thy manifold	1
and by great	1
and great store	1
and greater	1
and had much	1
and he had much	1
and her great	1
and in thy great	1
and increased	1
and it came to pass a long	1
and it came to pass in process	1
and it shall come to pass when many	1
and likewise many	1
and mighty	1
and populous	1
and she that hath many	1
and the elder	1
and the princes	1
and then many	1
and there were more	1
and they that turn many	1
and upon the many	1
and when many	1
and will cause many	1
and with many	1
and with much	1
as many	1
be many	1
be sufficient	1
because of the multitude	1
beside the great	1
besides unto them many	1
between many	1
both against many	1
but for thy great	1
but great	1
but the captain	1
by many	1
by reason of many	1
by these things yet among many	1
common	1
down many	1
for he had many	1
for he had much	1
for it is great	1
for me and many	1
for me many	1
for more	1
for oftentimes	1
for there was exceeding much	1
for thyself long	1
full	1
great men	1
had not many	1
hath long	1
him above these with many	1
him and many	1
him by the great	1
him in great	1
how great	1
i shall not be greatly	1
in abundance	1
in many	1
in multitude	1
increased	1
is exceedingly	1
is greatly	1
it thou greatly	1
it was so much	1
let the multitude	1
like great	1
long	1
many such things	1
many things	1
me great	1
me out of great	1
mighty	1
multiply	1
nevertheless for thy great	1
not to many	1
now also many	1
now for a long	1
of a great	1
of the mighty	1
of thee in the great	1
of this great	1
of thy great	1
on us and the great	1
out of many	1
over this great	1
princes	1
shall abound	1
shall have many	1
so the captain	1
so the shipmaster	1
that had a long	1
that ye have much	1
the master	1
the multitude	1
thee into great	1
them great	1
them unto great	1
them with a great	1
there many	1
there shall many	1
thereof and the great	1
these many	1
this great	1
thou and many	1
to all the officers	1
to many	1
to the more	1
too great	1
too many	1
unto great	1
unto me let it suffice	1
unto them it is too much	1
upon thee and great	1
upon us for we are exceedingly	1
was by great	1
was great	1
was too much	1
with all that great	1
with great	1
with the captain	1
with the great	1
with them much	1
ye have caused many	1
yea i will make many	1
yea than much	1
yet thou in thy manifold	1
your manifold	1

Verses containing H7227

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Ezekiel 26:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, O Tyre, I am against you, and I will raise up many nations against you, as the sea brings up its waves.
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Ezekiel 26:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I will bring against Tyre from the north Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, king of kings, with horses and chariots, with cavalry and a great company of troops.
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Ezekiel 26:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘When I make you a desolate city like other deserted cities, and when I raise up the deep against you so that the mighty waters cover you,
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Ezekiel 27:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Tell Tyre, who dwells at the gateway to the sea, merchant of the peoples on many coasts, that this is what the Lord GOD says: You have said, O Tyre, ‘I am perfect in beauty.’
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Ezekiel 27:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The men of Dedan were your clients; many coastlands were your market; they paid you with ivory tusks and ebony.
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Ezekiel 27:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Your oarsmen have brought you onto the high seas, but the east wind will shatter you in the heart of the sea.
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Ezekiel 27:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When your wares went out to sea, you satisfied many nations. You enriched the kings of the earth with your abundant wealth and merchandise.
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Ezekiel 31:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Therefore it towered higher than all the trees of the field. Its branches multiplied, and its boughs grew long as it spread them out because of the abundant waters.
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Ezekiel 31:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
All the birds of the air nested in its branches, and all the beasts of the field gave birth beneath its boughs; all the great nations lived in its shade.
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Ezekiel 31:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
It was beautiful in its greatness, in the length of its limbs, for its roots extended to abundant waters.
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Ezekiel 31:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘On the day it was brought down to Sheol, I caused mourning. I covered the deep because of it; I held back its rivers; its abundant waters were restrained. I made Lebanon mourn for it, and all the trees of the field fainted because of it.
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Ezekiel 32:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will spread My net over you with a company of many peoples, and they will draw you up in My net.
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Ezekiel 32:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
‘I will trouble the hearts of many peoples, when I bring about your destruction among the nations, in countries you do not know.
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Ezekiel 32:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I will cause many peoples to be appalled over you, and their kings will shudder in horror because of you when I brandish My sword before them. On the day of your downfall each of them will tremble every moment for his life.’
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Ezekiel 32:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I will slaughter all her cattle beside the abundant waters. No human foot will muddy them again, and no cattle hooves will disturb them.
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Ezekiel 33:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Son of man, those living in the ruins in the land of Israel are saying, ‘Abraham was only one man, yet he possessed the land. But we are many; surely the land has been given to us as a possession.’
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Ezekiel 37:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He led me all around among them, and I saw a great many bones on the floor of the valley, and indeed, they were very dry.
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Ezekiel 38:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I will turn you around, put hooks in your jaws, and bring you out with all your army—your horses, your horsemen in full armor, and a great company armed with shields and bucklers, all brandishing their swords.
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Ezekiel 38:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
as well as Gomer with all its troops, and Beth-togarmah from the far north with all its troops—the many nations with you.
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Ezekiel 38:8 · BSB · 2 occurrences
After a long time you will be summoned. In the latter years you will enter a land that has recovered from war, whose people were gathered from many nations to the mountains of Israel, which had long been desolate. They had been brought out from the nations, and all now dwell securely.
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Ezekiel 38:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You and all your troops, and many peoples with you will go up, advancing like a thunderstorm; you will be like a cloud covering the land.
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Ezekiel 38:15 · BSB · 2 occurrences
And you will come from your place out of the far north—you and many peoples with you, all riding horses—a mighty horde, a huge army.
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Ezekiel 38:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I will execute judgment upon him with plague and bloodshed. I will pour out torrents of rain, hailstones, fire, and sulfur on him and on his troops and on the many nations with him.
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Ezekiel 38:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I will magnify and sanctify Myself, and I will reveal Myself in the sight of many nations. Then they will know that I am the LORD.
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Ezekiel 39:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When I bring them back from the peoples and gather them out of the lands of their enemies, I will show My holiness in them in the sight of many nations.
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Ezekiel 43:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east. His voice was like the roar of many waters, and the earth shone with His glory.
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Ezekiel 44:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Tell the rebellious house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I have had enough of all your abominations, O house of Israel.
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Ezekiel 45:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Enough, O princes of Israel! Cease your violence and oppression, and do what is just and right. Stop dispossessing My people, declares the Lord GOD.’
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Ezekiel 47:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When I arrived, I saw a great number of trees along both banks of the river.
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Ezekiel 47:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Wherever the river flows, there will be swarms of living creatures and a great number of fish, because it flows there and makes the waters fresh; so wherever the river flows, everything will flourish.
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Ezekiel 47:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Fishermen will stand by the shore; from En-gedi to En-eglaim they will spread their nets to catch fish of many kinds, like the fish of the Great Sea.
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Daniel 1:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, the chief of his court officials, to bring in some Israelites from the royal family and the nobility—
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Daniel 8:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Through his craft and by his hand, he will cause deceit to prosper, and in his own mind he will make himself great. In a time of peace he will destroy many, and he will even stand against the Prince of princes. Yet he will be broken off, but not by human hands.
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Daniel 8:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The vision of the evenings and the mornings that has been spoken is true. Now you must seal up the vision, for it concerns the distant future.”
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Daniel 9:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Incline Your ear, O my God, and hear; open Your eyes and see the desolation of the city that bears Your name. For we are not presenting our petitions before You because of our righteous acts, but because of Your great compassion.
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Daniel 9:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And he will confirm a covenant with many for one week, but in the middle of the week he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And on the wing of the temple will come the abomination that causes desolation, until the decreed destruction is poured out upon him.”
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Daniel 11:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then a mighty king will arise, who will rule with great authority and do as he pleases.
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Daniel 11:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The king of the South will grow strong, but one of his commanders will grow even stronger and will rule his own kingdom with great authority.
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Daniel 11:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But his sons will stir up strife and assemble a great army, which will advance forcefully, sweeping through like a flood, and will again carry the battle as far as his fortress.
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Daniel 11:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
In a rage, the king of the South will march out to fight the king of the North, who will raise a large army, but it will be delivered into the hand of his enemy.
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Daniel 11:13 · BSB · 2 occurrences
For the king of the North will raise another army, larger than the first, and after some years he will advance with a great army and many supplies.
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Daniel 11:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
In those times many will rise up against the king of the South. Violent ones among your own people will exalt themselves in fulfillment of the vision, but they will fail.
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Daniel 11:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then he will turn his face to the coastlands and capture many of them. But a commander will put an end to his reproach and will turn it back upon him.
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Daniel 11:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Those who eat from his provisions will seek to destroy him; his army will be swept away, and many will fall slain.
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Daniel 11:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Those with insight will instruct many, though for a time they will fall by sword or flame, or be captured or plundered.
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Daniel 11:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now when they fall, they will be granted a little help, but many will join them insincerely.
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Daniel 11:39 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He will attack the strongest fortresses with the help of a foreign god and will greatly honor those who acknowledge him, making them rulers over many and distributing the land for a price.
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Daniel 11:40 · BSB · 1 occurrence
At the time of the end, the king of the South will engage him in battle, but the king of the North will storm out against him with chariots, horsemen, and many ships, invading many countries and sweeping through them like a flood.
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Daniel 11:41 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He will also invade the Beautiful Land, and many countries will fall. But these will be delivered from his hand: Edom, Moab, and the leaders of the Ammonites.
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Daniel 11:44 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But news from the east and the north will alarm him, and he will go out with great fury to destroy many and devote them to destruction.
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