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rabbā רַבָּה ‘Rabbah’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: feminine of rav רַב ‘many / chief’
Roots: רב

rabbā pr n loc
Rabbath = "great"
1) the capital city of the Ammonites located east of the Jordan
2) a town in Judah; site uncertain

Mentioned in Deuteronomy 3:11 Joshua 13:25, 15:60 2 Samuel 12:27, 12:29, 11:1, 12:26, 17:27 Jeremiah 49:2, 49:3 Ezekiel 25:5, 21:25 Amos 1:14 1 Chronicles 20:1

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