רַבָּהRabbâh

Meanings

Same root

• רַבrab · H7227abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
• חֲמַת רַבָּהChămath Rabbâh · H2579Chamath-Rabbah

Where it appears

Appears 15 times in the Bible.

• Deuteronomy 3:11 (King Og of Bashan was the last survivor of the giant Rephaites. His bed was made of iron and was more than thirteen feet long and six feet wide. It can still be seen in the Ammonite city of Rabbah.)
• Joshua 13:25 Their territory included Jazer, all the towns of Gilead, and half of the land of Ammon, as far as the town of Aroer just west of Rabbah.
• Joshua 15:60 There were also Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim) and Rabbah—two towns with their surrounding villages.
• 2 Samuel 11:1 In the spring of the year, when kings normally go out to war, David sent Joab and the Israelite army to fight the Ammonites. They destroyed the Ammonite army and laid siege to the city of Rabbah. However, David stayed behind in Jerusalem.
• 2 Samuel 12:26 Meanwhile, Joab was fighting against Rabbah, the capital of Ammon, and he captured the royal fortifications.
• 2 Samuel 12:27 Joab sent messengers to tell David, “I have fought against Rabbah and captured its water supply.