7247. Riblah
Strong's Lexicon
Riblah: Riblah

Original Word: רִבְלָה
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Riblah
Pronunciation: RIB-lah
Phonetic Spelling: (rib-law')
Definition: Riblah
Meaning: Riblah

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning "to be fruitful."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for Riblah in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper noun specific to a location in the Hebrew Bible.

Usage: Riblah is a geographical location mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. It is known as a city in the land of Hamath, which is in present-day Syria. The name Riblah may imply a place of fertility or abundance, aligning with its root meaning.

Cultural and Historical Background: Riblah was strategically located on the Orontes River, making it a significant military and administrative site. It served as a military headquarters for the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar during his campaigns against Judah. The city was a place of judgment and execution, notably for King Zedekiah of Judah and his sons, as recorded in the biblical narrative.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of uncertain derivation
Definition
a city in Hamath, also one on N.E. border of Isr.
NASB Translation
Riblah (11).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
רִבְלָה proper name, of a location 1. ׳ו in land of Hamath 2 Kings 23:33; 2 Kings 25:21 = Jeremiah 52:27; Jeremiah 39:6; with ה locative, רִבְ֫לָתָךְ 2 Kings 25:6,20 = Jeremiah 52:26, also ('in land of Hamath') Jeremiah 39:5; Jeremiah 52:9; בְּרִבְלָ֑תָה Jeremiah 52:10; read רִבְדָמל֫תָה also Ezekiel 6:14 (for ᵑ0 ׳דִּב, see [ דִּבְלָה]); ᵐ5 usually Δεβλαθα (also Ezekiel 6:14); modern Ribla on Orontes, RobBR ii. 507; iii. 543 ff. BdPal 3. 405.

2 (מִשְּׁפָם) הָרִבְלָה Numbers 34:11, on northeast border of land of Israel, certainly not so far north as

1, but site unknown; ᵐ5 ἀπὀ σεπφαμαρ Βηλα, whence Di and others conjecture הַרְבֵּ֫לָךְ, but not Harmel, 8 miles southwest from ׳ו

1 (WetzstZAW iii (1883), 274 f.), see DrHast. DB.

רַבמָֿ֑ג, רַבסָֿרִיס see II. רַב.

I. רבע (√ of following; see [ רָבַע], רֶ֫בַע, רֹ֫בַע etc., below; also in ling. cognate).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Riblah

From an unused root meaning to be fruitful; fertile; Riblah, a place in Syria -- Riblah.

Forms and Transliterations
בְּרִבְלָ֖ה בְּרִבְלָֽתָה׃ בְרִבְלָה֙ ברבלה ברבלתה׃ הָרִבְלָ֖ה הרבלה רִבְלָ֑תָה רִבְלָ֖תָה רִבְלָֽתָה׃ רבלתה רבלתה׃ bə·riḇ·lā·ṯāh bə·riḇ·lāh ḇə·riḇ·lāh bəriḇlāh ḇəriḇlāh bəriḇlāṯāh berivLah berivLatah hā·riḇ·lāh hāriḇlāh harivLah riḇ·lā·ṯāh riḇlāṯāh rivLatah verivLah
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Englishman's Concordance
Numbers 34:11
HEB: הַגְּבֻ֧ל מִשְּׁפָ֛ם הָרִבְלָ֖ה מִקֶּ֣דֶם לָעָ֑יִן
NAS: from Shepham to Riblah on the east
KJV: from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side
INT: and the border Shepham to Riblah the east of Ain

2 Kings 23:33
HEB: פַרְעֹ֨ה נְכֹ֤ה בְרִבְלָה֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ חֲמָ֔ת
NAS: imprisoned him at Riblah in the land
KJV: put him in bands at Riblah in the land
INT: imprisoned Pharaoh Riblah the land of Hamath

2 Kings 25:6
HEB: מֶ֥לֶךְ בָּבֶ֖ל רִבְלָ֑תָה וַיְדַבְּר֥וּ אִתּ֖וֹ
NAS: of Babylon at Riblah, and he passed sentence
KJV: of Babylon to Riblah; and they gave
INT: the king of Babylon Riblah passed for

2 Kings 25:20
HEB: מֶ֥לֶךְ בָּבֶ֖ל רִבְלָֽתָה׃
NAS: them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.
KJV: them to the king of Babylon to Riblah:
INT: to the king of Babylon Riblah

2 Kings 25:21
HEB: בָּבֶ֧ל וַיְמִיתֵ֛ם בְּרִבְלָ֖ה בְּאֶ֣רֶץ חֲמָ֑ת
NAS: them down and put them to death at Riblah in the land
KJV: them, and slew them at Riblah in the land
INT: of Babylon and put Riblah the land of Hamath

Jeremiah 39:5
HEB: מֶֽלֶךְ־ בָּבֶ֛ל רִבְלָ֖תָה בְּאֶ֣רֶץ חֲמָ֑ת
NAS: of Babylon at Riblah in the land
KJV: of Babylon to Riblah in the land
INT: king of Babylon Riblah the land of Hamath

Jeremiah 39:6
HEB: בְּנֵ֧י צִדְקִיָּ֛הוּ בְּרִבְלָ֖ה לְעֵינָ֑יו וְאֵת֙
NAS: before his eyes at Riblah; the king
KJV: of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes:
INT: the sons of Zedekiah Riblah his eyes all

Jeremiah 52:9
HEB: מֶ֧לֶךְ בָּבֶ֛ל רִבְלָ֖תָה בְּאֶ֣רֶץ חֲמָ֑ת
NAS: of Babylon at Riblah in the land
KJV: of Babylon to Riblah in the land
INT: the king of Babylon Riblah the land of Hamath

Jeremiah 52:10
HEB: יְהוּדָ֖ה שָׁחַ֥ט בְּרִבְלָֽתָה׃
NAS: the princes of Judah in Riblah.
KJV: of Judah in Riblah.
INT: of Judah slaughtered Riblah

Jeremiah 52:26
HEB: מֶ֥לֶךְ בָּבֶ֖ל רִבְלָֽתָה׃
NAS: them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.
KJV: them to the king of Babylon to Riblah.
INT: the king of Babylon Riblah

Jeremiah 52:27
HEB: בָּבֶ֧ל וַיְמִתֵ֛ם בְּרִבְלָ֖ה בְּאֶ֣רֶץ חֲמָ֑ת
NAS: and put them to death at Riblah in the land
KJV: them, and put them to death in Riblah in the land
INT: of Babylon and put Riblah the land of Hamath

11 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7247
11 Occurrences


bə·riḇ·lāh — 3 Occ.
bə·riḇ·lā·ṯāh — 1 Occ.
hā·riḇ·lāh — 1 Occ.
riḇ·lā·ṯāh — 5 Occ.
ḇə·riḇ·lāh — 1 Occ.















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