רבבה
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Hebrew[edit]
| Root |
|---|
| ר־ב־ב (r-b-b) |
Noun[edit]
רְבָבָה • (r'vavá) f (plural indefinite רְבָבוֹת, plural construct ריבבות / רִבְבוֹת־)
- ten thousand, myriad
- בכיכר נאספו רבבות מפגינים.
- Tens of thousands of protesters gathered in the square.
- Tanach, 1 Samuel 18:7, with translation of the New International Version:
- וַֽתַּעֲנֶינָה הַנָּשִׁים הַֽמְשַׂחֲקֹות וַתֹּאמַרְן הִכָּה שָׁאוּל [בַּאֲלָפָיו] וְדָוִד בְּרִבְבֹתָיו׃
- As they danced, they sang: “Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands.”
References[edit]
- “רבבה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language