Noble
רַבְרְבָןStrong’s H7261ravrevan (rav-re-van)
Appears in 8 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Ravrevan is the Aramaic word usually translated “nobles his”, “nobles my” and “nobles your”. It appears in 8 verses of the Old Testament.
“At the same time my reason returned unto me; and for the glory of my kingdom, mine honour and brightness returned unto me; and my counsellors and my lords sought unto me; and I was established in my kingdom, and excellent majesty was added unto me.”
Meaning
- Lord, noble
How it's translated
- and nobles his 4
- and nobles my 1
- for nobles his 1
- and nobles your 1
- nobles his 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Daniel 8
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Explore in Scripture
- Daniel 5:1In contextBelshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand.
- Daniel 5:2In contextBelshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem; that the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, might drink therein.
- Daniel 5:3In contextThen they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house of God which was at Jerusalem; and the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, drank in them.
- Daniel 5:9In contextThen was king Belshazzar greatly troubled, and his countenance was changed in him, and his lords were astonied.
- Daniel 5:10In contextNow the queen by reason of the words of the king and his lords came into the banquet house: and the queen spake and said, O king, live for ever: let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed:
- Daniel 5:23In contextBut hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified:
Aramaic dictionary
רַבְרְבָן ravrevan · noble
lord, noble Aramaic of rav (רַב "chief" H7227B)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “noble” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
NO'BLE, adjective
- Great; elevated; dignified; being above every thing that can dishonor reputation; as a nobel mind; a noble courage; noble deeds of valor.
- Exalted; elevated; sublime.
- Magnificent; stately; splendid; as a noble parade; a noble edifice.
- Of an ancient and splendid family; as nobel by descent.
All definitions and other forms of “noble”
- Distinguished from commoners by rank and title; as a noble personage.
- Free; generous; liberal; as a noble heart.
- Principal; capital; as the noble parts of the body.
- Ingenuous; candid; of an excellent disposition; ready to receive truth. Acts 17:11
- Of the best kind; choice; excellent; as a noble vine. Jeremiah 2:21
NO'BLE, noun
- A person of rank above a commoner; a nobleman; a peer; as a duke, marquis, earl, viscount or baron.
- In Scripture, a person of honorable family or distinguished by station. Exodus 24:11Nehemiah 6:17
- Originally, a gold coin, but now a money of account, value 6s. 8d. sterling, or $1 48cts.
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 Aramaic, not from any one translation.