Rav רַב
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| רַב | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | rav |
| Strong's number | H7228 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | archer |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | Job (1) |
Rav (Hebrew רַב, Strong's H7228) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “archer”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
archer
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | archers (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | his archers (1), like an archer (1), archers (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Rav, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Job
- Job 16:13His archers compass me round about, he cleaveth my reins asunder, and doth not spare; he poureth out my gall upon the ground.His archers surround me. He pierces my kidneys without mercy and spills my gall on the ground.
Proverbs
- Proverbs 26:10The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.Like an archer who wounds at random is he who hires a fool or passerby.
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 50:29Call together the archers against Babylon: all ye that bend the bow, camp against it round about; let none thereof escape: recompense her according to her work; according to all that she hath done, do unto her: for she hath been proud against the Lord, against the Holy One of Israel.Summon the archers against Babylon, all who string the bow. Encamp all around her; let no one escape. Repay her according to her deeds; do to her as she has done. For she has defied the LORD, the Holy One of Israel.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).