H7239 H7239
Ten thousand, myriad — large round number for counting people, valuables, or forces; late Aramaizing form
The noun רִבּוֹ (ribbo) is a late Aramaizing synonym of רְבָבָה meaning 'ten thousand' or 'myriad,' appearing mostly in post-exilic literature. The returning exiles numbered 42,360 (Ezra 2:64; Neh 7:66), and temple treasury offerings are tallied in units of ribbo (1 Chr 29:7; Ezra 2:69; Neh 7:70-72). Daniel uses the plural for apocalyptic military forces casting down myriads (Dan 11:12). The dual ribbotayim in Psalm 68:18 means 'twice ten thousand' -- twenty thousand chariots of God. Spanish 'diez mil,' Arabic 'رَبْوَات,' and Korean '만' all render the concept.
Senses
1. ten thousand / myriad — The numeral ten thousand or myriad, a late Aramaizing synonym of רְבָבָה. Used for census totals of returning exiles (Ezra 2:64; Neh 7:66), temple treasury tallies (1 Chr 29:7; Ezra 2:69), Nineveh's population (Jonah 4:11), apocalyptic military forces (Dan 11:12), and God's twenty thousand chariots in the dual form (Ps 68:18). 12×
AR["أَلْفاً", "رَبْوَاتٍ", "رُبواتِ", "رِبْواتانِ", "رِبْواتٍ", "رِبْوَاتٍ", "رِبْوَةِ", "عَشْرَةَ-آلَافٍ"]·ben["অনেকের", "অনেকের-", "দশ-হাজার", "বিশ-হাজার", "মিরিয়দ", "লক্ষ", "হাজার"]·DE["[(רבי)]", "[[רבו]]", "[רבאות]", "[רבו]", "[רבוא]", "[רבות]", "sind-twice-zehn-tausend", "zehntausend"]·EN["(myriads-of)", "[many]", "are-twice-ten-thousand", "myriads", "ten-thousand", "ten-thousands", "thousand", "thousands"]·FR["dix-mille", "myriade"]·heb["רבאות", "רבבות", "רבו", "רבוא", "רבות", "רובי", "ריבו", "ריבותיים"]·HI["दस-हज़ार", "दस-हजार", "बहुतेरी", "हज़ार", "हज़ारों-को"]·ID["K", "delapan-belas", "puluh-ribu", "puluhan-ribu", "ribu", "sepuluh-ribu"]·IT["[רבתים]", "diecimila"]·jav["angger-angger-Kawula", "ewon", "kados-manca", "laksa", "puluh-ewu", "puluhan-èwu", "sedasa-èwu"]·KO["[신명기]", "만", "만들을", "많음을", "수만-이도다"]·PT["[miríades]", "dez-mil", "dez-milhares", "dezenas-de-milhares", "dezoito-mil", "miríade", "miríades", "miríades-de", "vinte-mil"]·RU["(множество)", "[множество]", "десятка-тысяч", "десятки-тысяч", "десять-тысяч", "мириад", "мириады"]·ES["(multitudes-de)", "[multitudes]", "decenas-de-miles", "diez-mil", "miradas", "miríadas"]·SW["arobaini", "elfu", "elfu-kumi", "maelfu-ya", "makumi-elfu", "ni-makumi-elfu", "sitini"]·TR["(on-binlerini)", "[on-binlerini]", "bin", "on-bin", "on-binlerce"]·urd["بیشمار", "دس-ہزار", "دسیوں-ہزار", "لاکھوں", "ہزار"]
Related Senses
H3605 1. all, every, whole (5352×)H0259 1. one (cardinal numeral) (940×)H8147 1. cardinal number two (666×)G3956 1. all (collective plural) (616×)H3967 1. cardinal numeral hundred (550×)H1419a 1. great, large (general quality) (486×)H7969 1. cardinal number three (431×)H0505 1. cardinal number thousand (427×)H7651 1. seven (cardinal number) (393×)G1520 1. cardinal number one (339×)H6240 1. ten (cardinal number) (334×)H6242 1. twenty (cardinal number) (315×)H2568 1. cardinal number five (309×)H0702 1. four (cardinal number) (277×)G3956 2. every, each (distributive) (227×)H8337 1. six (cardinal number) (215×)G3956 3. all things, everything (substantive) (211×)G3956 4. (187×)H6235 1. ten (177×)G3173 1. great in size or extent (176×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† רִבּוֹ, רִבּוֹא n.f. Ezr 2:64 ten thousand, myriad (later (Aramaizing) synonym of foregoing; perhaps for Aramaic רִבּוּ(ת), Köii. 1, 221 f., but Palm. רבו Lzb 367);—abs. רִבּוֹ 1 Ch 29:7(×2); Jon 4:11 (? cstr.), + cstr. Ho 8:12 Kt (v. infr.); רִבּוֹא Ezr 2:64 = Ne 7:66; Ne 7:71 (van d. H. v 72); du. רִבֹּתַיִם ψ 68:18; pl. רִבּוֹת Ne 7:70 (van d. H. v 71), רִבֹּאוֹת Ezr 2:69; Dn 11:12;—ten…