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Ten thousand

רִבּוֹStrong’s H7239

ribbo (rib-bo)

Appears in 9 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Ribbo is the Hebrew word usually translated “ten thousand”, “ten thousands” and “twice ten thousand”. It appears in 9 verses of the Old Testament.

“And when he hath taken away the multitude, his heart shall be lifted up; and he shall cast down many ten thousands: but he shall not be strengthened by it.”
Daniel 11:12 KJV
Meaning
  1. Ten thousand, myriad
How it's translated
  • ten thousand 6
  • ten thousands 2
  • twice ten thousand 1
  • tens of thousands 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Nehemiah 3
  • Ezra 2
  • 1 Chronicles 1
  • Psalms 1
  • Daniel 1
  • Jonah 1

6 books in all.

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רִבּוֹ ribbo · ten thousand

ten thousand, myriad Aramaic equivalent: rib.bo (רִבּוֹ "myriad" H7240)

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.