רִבּוֹ
rib.bo
ten thousand
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word רִבּוֹ (H7239) translates to "ten thousand." This numerical value likely expresses a very large quantity, possibly exceeding the normal limits of counting in ancient Israelite culture. Its definition indicates a straightforward quantification. The word רִבּוֹ appears 10 times in the Hebrew Bible. It is likely used to convey magnitude in various contexts, potentially for emphasizing strength, wealth, or numbers of people. Given its simple and clear meaning, the significance of this word depends on its specific usage in each of these instances. As an instance of quantification, the word רִבּוֹ highlights the importance of scale in conveying the scope of a situation, whether describing a vast number of soldiers, a large amount of wealth, or numerous people.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
10 total occurrences across the text
The whole assembly together was forty-two thousand three hundred sixty,
Ezra 2:69They gave according to their ability into the treasury of the work sixty-one thousand darics of gold, and five thousand minas of silver, and one hundred priests’ garments.
Nehemiah 7:66The whole assembly together was forty-two thousand three hundred sixty,
Nehemiah 7:71Some of the heads of fathers’ households gave into the treasury of the work twenty thousand darics of gold, and two thousand two hundred minas of silver.
Nehemiah 7:72That which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand darics of gold, plus two thousand minas of silver, and sixty-seven priests’ garments.
Daniel 11:12The multitude will be lifted up, and his heart will be exalted. He will cast down tens of thousands, but he won’t prevail.
Jonah 4:11Shouldn’t I be concerned for Nineveh, that great city, in which are more than one hundred twenty thousand persons who can’t discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much livestock?”
Psalms 68:17The chariots of God are tens of thousands and thousands of thousands. The Lord is among them, from Sinai, into the sanctuary.
1 Chronicles 29:7and they gave for the service of God’s house of gold five thousand talents and ten thousand darics, of silver ten thousand talents, of bronze eighteen thousand talents, and of iron one hundred thousand talents.
1 Chronicles 29:7and they gave for the service of God’s house of gold five thousand talents and ten thousand darics, of silver ten thousand talents, of bronze eighteen thousand talents, and of iron one hundred thousand talents.