Many
רַבStrong’s H7227rav
Appears in 436 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Rav is the Hebrew word usually translated “many”, “great” and “much”. It appears in 436 verses of the Old Testament.
“And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring certain of the children of Israel, and of the king’s seed, and of the princes;”
Meaning
- Much, many, greatmuch · many · abounding in · more numerous than · abundant, enough · great · strong · greater than · much, exceedingly
- Captain, chief
How it's translated
- many 201
- great 83
- much 41
- chief of 27
- numerous 25
- and great of 11
- enough 10
- and many 9
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Psalms 57
- Ezekiel 44
- Jeremiah 38
- 2 Chronicles 28
- Isaiah 23
- Daniel 23
35 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Daniel 8:25In contextAnd through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.
- Daniel 8:26In contextAnd the vision of the evening and the morning which was told is true: wherefore shut thou up the vision; for it shall be for many days.
- Daniel 9:18In contextO my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name: for we do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousnesses, but for thy great mercies.
- Daniel 9:27In contextAnd he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
- Daniel 11:3In contextAnd a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will.
- Daniel 11:5In contextAnd the king of the south shall be strong, and one of his princes; and he shall be strong above him, and have dominion; his dominion shall be a great dominion.
All 436 verses, by book
- 2 Chronicles 28
- 1:91:1113:813:1714:1114:1415:315:517:1320:220:1220:1520:2521:321:1524:1124:2525:1326:1028:828:1330:1330:1730:1832:432:732:2332:29
- Psalms 57
- 3:13:24:618:1619:1019:1119:1322:1222:2525:1129:331:1331:1932:632:1034:1935:1836:637:1640:340:540:940:1048:255:1856:262:265:968:1171:771:2077:1978:1586:586:1589:789:5093:497:1103:8106:43107:23109:30110:6119:156119:157119:162119:165120:6123:3123:4129:1129:2135:10144:7145:7147:5
- Song of Solomon 1
- 8:7
- Isaiah 23
- 2:32:45:98:78:1513:416:1417:1217:1321:723:330:2531:142:2051:1052:1452:1553:1153:1254:154:1363:163:7
- Jeremiah 38
- 3:111:1512:1013:613:916:1620:1022:825:1427:728:832:1432:1935:736:3237:1639:939:1039:1139:1340:140:240:541:141:1041:1243:650:4151:1351:5552:1252:1452:1552:1652:1952:2452:2652:30
- Ezekiel 44
- 1:243:612:2716:4117:517:717:817:917:1517:1719:1022:524:1226:326:726:1927:327:1527:2627:3331:531:631:731:1532:332:932:1032:1333:2437:238:438:638:838:938:1538:2238:2339:2743:244:645:947:747:947:10
- Daniel 23
- 1:38:258:269:189:2711:311:511:1011:1111:1311:1411:1811:2611:3311:3411:3911:4011:4111:4412:212:312:412:10
- Nahum 1
- 1:12
Hebrew dictionary
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
רַב rav · chief
captain, chief Aramaic equivalent: rav.re.van (רַבְרְבָן "noble" H7261)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “many” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
MANY, adjective
men'ny.
- Numerous; comprising a great number of individuals.“Thou shalt be a father of many nations” Genesis 17:4“Not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called” 1 Corinthians 1:26“MANY are the afflictions of the righteous” Psalms 34:19“As many as were willing-hearted brought bracelets” Exodus 35:22
- In low language, preceded by too, it denotes powerful or much; as, they are too many for us.
All definitions and other forms of “many”
MANY, noun
men'ny. A multitude; a great number of individuals; the people.
MANY, noun
men'ny. A retinue of servants; household.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.