Riblah
רִבְלָהStrong’s H7247rivlah (riv-lah)
Appears in 11 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Rivlah is the Hebrew word usually translated “at riblah”, “riblah towards” and “riblah”. It appears in 11 verses of the Old Testament.
“And the coast shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain; and the border shall descend, and shall reach unto the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward:”
Meaning
- § Riblah = "fertility"
- Diblath = "place of the fig cake"
How it's translated
- at riblah 5
- riblah towards 5
- riblah 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Jeremiah 6
- 2 Kings 4
- Numbers 1
3 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- 2 Kings 23:33And Pharaohnechoh put him in bands at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put the land to a tribute of an hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold.
- 2 Kings 25:6So they took the king, and brought him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah; and they gave judgment upon him.
- 2 Kings 25:20And Nebuzaradan captain of the guard took these, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah:
- 2 Kings 25:21And the king of Babylon smote them, and slew them at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away out of their land.
- Jeremiah 39:5But the Chaldeans’ army pursued after them, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho: and when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he gave judgment upon him.
- Jeremiah 39:6Then the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes: also the king of Babylon slew all the nobles of Judah.
Hebrew dictionary
רִבְלָה rivlah · Riblah
§ Riblah = "fertility" a place on the eastern boundary of Israel
דִּבְלָה divlah · Riblah
Diblath = "place of the fig cake" a place near the wilderness Another spelling of riv.lah (רִבְלָה "Riblah" H7247H)
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.