רבבה

Hebrew

Root
ר־ב־ב (r-b-b)

Noun

רְבָבָה • (r'vavá) f (plural indefinite רְבָבוֹת, plural construct ריבבות / רִבְבוֹת־)

1. 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

• “רבבה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language