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רבה

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Aramaic

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Adjective

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רַבָּה (rābaḥ)

  1. big, important
  2. extensive, extended

See also

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Hebrew

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Root
ר־ב־ה (r-b-h)
9 terms

Etymology 1

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Verb

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רָבָה (ravá) (pa'al construction)

  1. to increase, to multiply
Conjugation
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Conjugation of רָבָה (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לִרְבּוֹת
action noun רְבִיָּה
passive participle
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first רָבִיתִי רָבִינוּ
second רָבִיתָ רָבִית רְבִיתֶם1 רְבִיתֶן1
third רָבָה רָבְתָה רָבוּ
present רוֹבֶה רוֹבָה רוֹבִים רוֹבוֹת
future first אֶרְבֶּה נִרְבֶּה
second תִּרְבֶּה תִּרְבִּי תִּרְבּוּ תִּרְבֶּינָה2
third יִרְבֶּה תִּרְבֶּה יִרְבּוּ תִּרְבֶּינָה2
imperative רְבֵה רְבִי רְבוּ רְבֶינָה2

1 Pronounced רָבִיתֶם and רָבִיתֶן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Etymology 2

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Noun

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רַבָּה (rabáf (plural indefinite רַבּוֹת, singular construct רַבַּת־, masculine counterpart רַב)

  1. A female rabbi in more liberal streams of Judaism
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Etymology 3

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Proper noun

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רַבָּה (rabá)

  1. (biblical, historical) Rabbah, a former name of Amman, Jordan
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Etymology 4

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Noun

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רִבָּה (ribáf

  1. defective spelling of ריבה

References

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