רְבוּ
rᵉbûw · reb-oo'
increase (of dignity)
Lexicon
Derivation: (Aramaic) from a root corresponding to H7235 (רָבָה);
increase (of dignity)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: greatness, majesty.
Letters
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the head, the highest › the house, what is within › to fasten and establish
The head, the highest of the house, what is within that works to fasten and establish.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of רְבוּ above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
5 occurrences · 5 OT · 0 NT · 5 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- for thy greatness1 · 20%
- majesty1 · 20%
- and majesty1 · 20%
- the majesty1 · 20%
- and the greatness1 · 20%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.