G4462 G4462
Rabbouni, an intensified Aramaic form of 'Rabbi' meaning 'my master' or 'my great teacher'
An Aramaic title of respect and affection (רַבּוֹנִי). In Mark 10:51, blind Bartimaeus calls out to Jesus, 'Rabbouni, that I may receive my sight.' In John 20:16, Mary Magdalene recognizes the risen Jesus and exclaims, 'Rabbouni!' Both are moments of desperate need or profound recognition. The term is more intimate and reverent than the common 'Rabbi,' expressing personal devotion. That the evangelists preserve the Aramaic suggests the word's emotional weight.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The glosses transliterate the Aramaic ('Rabbouni,' 'Rabbuni'). Mark 10:51 records Bartimaeus's cry for healing, while John 20:16 captures Mary's resurrection recognition. Both speakers address Jesus with this heightened honorific at climactic moments—one pleading for sight, the other overcome by joy at seeing the risen Lord. The term conveys reverence, intimacy, and authority. 2×
AR["رَبُّونِي", "يَا-مُعَلِّمِي"]·ben["রব্বুনি,", "রাব্বোনি"]·DE["Rabbuni"]·EN["Rabbouni"]·FR["Rabbouni"]·heb["רַבּוֹנִי", "רַבּוּנִי"]·HI["रब्बूनी"]·ID["Rabboni", "Rabbuni"]·IT["rabbunì"]·jav["Rabboni", "Rabuni"]·KO["랋보니", "랫부니여"]·PT["Raboni"]·RU["Раввуни"]·ES["Rabbouni", "Rhabbouní"]·SW["Rabboúní", "Rabuni"]·TR["Rabbuni"]·urd["ربّونی"]
Related Senses
H0559 1. say, speak, tell (5297×)G3004 1. say, tell, speak (2226×)H1696 1. speak, say, tell (Piel) (1105×)H7121 1. call, summon, name (575×)H6680 1. command, order, charge (483×)H6030b 1. answer, respond, reply (289×)G2980 1. speak, talk (277×)H5046 1. Hifil: to tell, report (237×)G0611 1. answer or respond verbally (232×)H1288 1. Piel: bless, invoke blessing (227×)H7650 1. swear, take an oath (Niphal) (154×)H3789 1. Qal passive participle: written, recorded (112×)H1984b 1. praise, laud (Piel) (111×)H7592 1. ask, inquire, question (96×)H3034 1. give thanks, praise (Hifil) (94×)G1321 1. teach, instruct actively (92×)H3789 2. Qal active: write, compose (89×)G1125 1. to write, compose (a letter or document) (84×)H5046 2. Hifil: to declare, proclaim (79×)H7892a 1. song, musical composition (78×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
Transliteration of Hebrew רַב 'chief' [H7227b]. Not in LSJ.