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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 7238. רְבוּ (rebu) -- Multitude, abundance, greatness</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/7238.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/daniel/5-19.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/7238.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 7238</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/7237.htm" title="7237">◄</a> 7238. rebu <a href="../hebrew/7239.htm" title="7239">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">rebu: Multitude, abundance, greatness</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">רְבוּ</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>rbuw<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>reh-BOO<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(reb-oo')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Multitude, abundance, greatness<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>increase<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root רָבַב (ravav), which means "to be many" or "to multiply."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint for similar concepts is "πλῆθος" (plethos), which also means multitude or abundance.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew word "rebu" is used to denote a large number or quantity, often implying greatness or abundance. It is typically used in contexts where the emphasis is on the vastness or multitude of something, whether it be people, possessions, or other entities.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite culture, the concept of abundance was often associated with divine blessing. The Israelites viewed large families, abundant harvests, and numerous livestock as signs of God's favor. The term "rebu" would have resonated with the agrarian society of the time, where the prosperity of the land and people was a central concern.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>(Aramaic) from <a href="/hebrew/7236.htm">rebah</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>greatness<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>grandeur (2), greatness (2), majesty (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">רְבוּ</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>greatness</b></font> (<font class="hebrew2">ᵑ7</font> Syriac); — absolute <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">ר</font> <a href="/interlinear/daniel/4-33.htm">Daniel 4:33</a>, emphatic <font class="hebrew2">רְבוּתָא</font> <a href="/interlinear/daniel/5-18.htm">Daniel 5:18</a> +, suffix <font class="hebrew2">תָךְ</font>- <a href="/interlinear/daniel/4-19.htm">Daniel 4:19</a>; — <em>greatness</em> of king <a href="/interlinear/daniel/4-19.htm">Daniel 4:19</a>; <a href="/interlinear/daniel/4-33.htm">Daniel 4:33</a>; <a href="/interlinear/daniel/5-18.htm">Daniel 5:18,19</a>; of kingdom <a href="/interlinear/daniel/7-27.htm">Daniel 7:27</a>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>greatness, majesty <p>(Aramaic) from a root corresponding to <a href="/hebrew/7235.htm">rabah</a>; increase (of dignity) -- greatness, majesty. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/7235.htm">rabah</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וּרְב֥וּ וּרְבוּתָ֗א וּרְבוּתָ֤ךְ וּרְבוּתָא֙ ורבו ורבותא ורבותך רְבוּתָא֙ רבותא rə·ḇū·ṯā rəḇūṯā revuTa ū·rə·ḇū ū·rə·ḇū·ṯā ū·rə·ḇū·ṯāḵ ūrəḇū ūrəḇūṯā ūrəḇūṯāḵ ureVu urevuTa urevuTach<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/daniel/4-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 4:22</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">רְבַ֖ית וּתְקֵ֑פְתְּ <b> וּרְבוּתָ֤ךְ </b> רְבָת֙ וּמְטָ֣ת</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and grown strong, <span class="itali">and your majesty</span> has become great<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and become strong: <span class="itali">for thy greatness</span> is grown,<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/4-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> have become and grown <span class="itali">and your majesty</span> great and reached<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/4-36.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 4:36</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מַלְכוּתִ֣י הָתְקְנַ֔ת <b> וּרְב֥וּ </b> יַתִּירָ֖ה ה֥וּסְפַת</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and surpassing <span class="itali">greatness</span> was added<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and excellent <span class="itali">majesty</span> was added<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/4-36.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> my sovereignty was reestablished <span class="itali">greatness</span> and surpassing was added<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/5-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 5:18</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/5.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">ק) מַלְכוּתָ֤א <b> וּרְבוּתָא֙ </b> וִיקָרָ֣א וְהַדְרָ֔ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> sovereignty, <span class="itali">grandeur,</span> glory<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> a kingdom, <span class="itali">and majesty,</span> and glory,<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/5-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> high sovereignty <span class="itali">grandeur</span> glory and majesty<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/5-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 5:19</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/5.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> וּמִן־ <b> רְבוּתָא֙ </b> דִּ֣י יְהַב־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Because <span class="itali">of the grandeur</span> which<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And for <span class="itali">the majesty</span> that he gave<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/5-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Because <span class="itali">of the grandeur</span> which bestowed<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/7-27.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 7:27</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וּמַלְכוּתָ֨ה וְשָׁלְטָנָ֜א <b> וּרְבוּתָ֗א </b> דִּ֚י מַלְכְוָת֙</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the dominion <span class="itali">and the greatness</span> of [all] the kingdoms<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and dominion, <span class="itali">and the greatness</span> of the kingdom<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/7-27.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the sovereignty the dominion <span class="itali">and the greatness</span> forasmuch of the kingdoms<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7238.htm">5 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7238.htm">Strong's Hebrew 7238<br>5 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/revuta_7238.htm">rə·ḇū·ṯā — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/urevu_7238.htm">ū·rə·ḇū — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/urevuta_7238.htm">ū·rə·ḇū·ṯā — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/urevutach_7238.htm">ū·rə·ḇū·ṯāḵ — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 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