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rbw, rbwtˀ (rabbū/rḇū, rabbūṯā/rḇūṯā) n.f. greatness
1
greatness
Common (except: OA, OfA)
11QtgJob 9.4=25:2↗ ٠٠٠ ש]ל̇טן ורבו עם אלהא‏ ; TgO Gen43:33 var.↗ וְאַסחַרוּ קְדָמוֹהִי רַבָא כְרַביוּתֵיה"כרבותיה" וֻזעֵירָא כִזעִירוּתֵיה‏ ; TgJ Is9:8↗ וְאִתרָרַבוּ עַמָא הָדֵין כוּלְהוֹן אַפרַיִם וְיָתֵיב שֹמְרוֹן בִרבוּ וֻבִתקוֹף‏ ; P Jos7:19↗ ܗܒ ܪܒܘܬܐ‏ ; BT Git 68b(38)↗ מאי רבותייכו מינן‏ : how are you superior to us? ; PJ Deut5:24↗ ית שכינת יקריה וית רבות תושבחתיה‏
(1)
exceptional or remarkable thing
Gal, JBA
PTSan 20.b:26[2]↗ דלית איפשר ליה דהוא מפק{א} פרשתא דלא ר{י}בוון‏ : it is impossible for him to elucidate the weekly portion without great things ; BT Šab 147b(6)↗ רישא רבותא קמ׳ל וס{ו}<י>פא ר{י}בותא קמ׳ל‏ : the first clause teaches us a remarkable thing and the last clause teaches us a remarkable thing ; BT Yev 45a(20)↗ רבותא למיחשב גברי‏ : is it something exceptional to enumerate authorities [lit. men]?
(2)
ܥܲܡ ܪܲܒܿܘܼܬܸܗ : to himself
Syr
IICor5:19↗ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܗܼܘܵܐ ܓܸ݁ܝܪ ܒ݁ܲܡܫܼܝܚܵܐ܃ ܗܲܘ ܕ݁ܪܲܥܼܝ ܠܥܵܠܡܵܐ ܥܲܡ ܪܲܒ݁ܘ݂ܬ݂ܸܗ‏
(3)
being eldest, primacy
JLAtg, PTA, LJLA
TgO Gen43:33var.↗ וְאַסחַרוּ קְדָמוֹהִי רַבָא כְרַביוּתֵיה"כרבותיה"‏ ; GT E Gen43:33↗ ויתבו קודמוי רבה כרבותיה וזעירה כזערותה‏ ; TgEsth2 1:2(3)↗ ולא יהב רבותא לקדמאה ולא לתניינא‏ : he did not grant primacy to the first, nor to the second
(4)
augmentation
Syr
Bhpup 8:9 text not cited
(1)
interest
Man
(5)
gross size
Syr
SBS 10:20 ܩܕܝܡ ܡܢܝܢܐ ܕܟܡ݁ܝܘܬܐ ܗܝ݁ ܡܦܲܪܫܬܐ ܠܗ݀ܝ ܣܒܝ݂ܣܬܐ ܗ܊ ܪܒܘܬܐ‏ : the counting of an amount, i.e. something divisible precedes that of a continuous one, i.e., gross size
2
metaph. and transf. mngs.
(1)
honor
Syr, LJLA
TgEsth2 1:2(0)↗ מן שירויא דעלמא בוכרין הוו שקלין רבותא ויקרא‏ : from the beginning of the World the eldest sons have taken the honor and the glory
(2)
majesty
BADan, Syr, Man
Dan 5:18↗ מַלְכוּתָא וּרְבוּתָא וִיקָרָא וְהַדְרָה יְהַב לִנְבֻכַדְנֶצַּר אֲבוּך‏ ; LG 3:15(3)↗ ܡܫܲܒܚܼܝܢ ܡܫܲܒܵܚܘ݂ ܠܗܲܘ ܙܼܝܘܵܐ ܕܗܵܝ ܪܲܒܘ݂ܬܵܐ ܘܥܵܒܕܼܝܢ ܨܸܒܝܵܢܸܗ‏ : they constantly sing praises to that splendor of that majesty and do His will
(3)
ܪܒܘܬܟ : a form of respectful address: your excellency
Syr
JulSok 307(150):18↗ ܕܕܡ ܣܒܪܐ ܪܒܘܬܟ݁܂ ܕܠܘ ܒܚܫܐ ܚܢܢ ܘܒܨܦܬܐ ܣܓܝܐܬܐ ܡܛܘܠܬܟ‏ : lest your excellency think that we are not pained and greatly concerned on your account
(4)
hymn of praise
Sam
MarqePoem11:8↗ בפממין בלין יתמר לך רבואן‏ : let hymns of praise be said to You with frail mouths
3
the status or function of teacher (i.e., rabbi) of novices
Man
ATS 2.3:1367↗ umn rabuta lamitagzar : he should not be stopped from functioning as teacher
4
in constr. as modifier of other nouns
Syr
(1)
ܪܒܘܬ ܐܒܗܘܬܐ : patriarchate
Syr
Syn 103:26 ܦܛܪܝܪܟܝܣ ܂܂܂ ܕܡܬܓܒܐ ܠܪܒܘܬ ܐܒܗܘܬܐ ܕܟܗܢܘܬܐ‏
(2)
ܪܒܘܬ ܐܝܕܐ : liberality
Syr
PO9 550:6 text not cited
(3)
ܪܒܘܬ ܒܝܬܘܬܐ : see s.v. rbtbytw
Syr
(4)
ܪܒܘܬ ܝܐܝܘܬܐ : magnificence (? see s.v. rbwtnyw, rbwtnywtˀ n.f.)
Syr
ES1 434:34 text not cited ; DeMundo 150:24↗ text not cited
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ܪܒܘܬ ܟܗܢܘܬܐ : high-priesthood
Syr
P Lk3:2↗ ܒܪܲܒ݁ܘ݂ܬ݂ ܟܵܗܢܘ݂ܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܚܲܢܵܢ‏ : during the high-priesthood of PN ; IVMac4:16↗ ܗ݂ܘ ܗܢܐ ܫܪܝܗܝ ܠܚܘܢܝܐ ܡܢ ܪܒܘܬ ܟܗܢܘܬܐ‏ : he is the one who removed PN from the high-priesthood
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ܪܒܘܬ ܟܘܡܪܘܬܐ : high priesthood, episcopate, etc.
Syr
Macc 81:9 ܡܛܠ ܐܣܟܡܐ ܐܘ ܕܚܠܬܐ ܕܪܒܘܬ ܟܘܡܪܘܬܐ‏ : because of appearances or fear of the high-priesthood ; Nest 350:12 text not cited
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ܪܒܘܬ ܟܪܣܐ : vanity, conceit
Syr
WisSol14:14↗ ܪܒܘܬ ܟܪܣܐ ܓܝܪ ܕܐܢܫܐ ܥܠܬ ܠܥܠܡܐ‏ : for human vanity entered the world ; IshPs 167(15)↗ ܓܙܘܪܬܐ ܕܬܡܢܝܐ ܚܫ̈ܐ܃ ܕܪܒܘܬ ܟܪܣܐ܂ ܕܙܢܝܘܬܐ܂ ܕܪܚܡܬ ܟܣܦܐ܂ ܕܚܡܬܐ܂ ܕܥܩܬܐ܂ ܕܡܐܝܢܘܬܐ܂ ܕܫܘܒܚܐ ܣܪܝܩܐ܂ ܕܪܡܘܬܐ‏ : the cutting off of eight senses: of conceit, sexual lust, greediness, anger, grief, laziness, vain praise, and haughtiness
(1)
greedy appetite
Syr
Kays 139:16↗ ܪܒܘ݂ܬ ܟܪܣܐ ܚܙܝ݂ܪܵܝܬܐ‏ : swinish greedy appetite ; EphBread 16:28a↗ ܕܲܫܪܵܬ ܒܓܲܘܸܗ | ܪܲܒܽܘܬ ܟܲܪܣܵܐ ܐܸܬܦܲܪܬܲܬ ܟܲܪܣܸܗ | ܡܸܢ ܝܲܥܢܽܘܬܵܐ‏ : since greed dwelled within him, his belly was split by avarice
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ܪܒܘܬ ܠܒܐ : prudence
Syr
BBah 1866:16↗ text not cited
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ܪܒܘܬ ܢܦܫܐ : magnanimity
Syr
BhBS.E Econ 2.2.6 ܘܟܕ ܒܙܢܐ ܕܡܪܕܘܬܐ ܗܡܣ ܡܠܦܢܐ ܕܢܡܚܝܘܗܝ܂ ܪܒܘܬ ܢܦܫܐ ܢܚܘܐ܂ ܘܠܐ ܂܂܂ ܢܣܓܐ ܒܟܝܐ‏ : and when by way of punishment the teacher thinks to strike him, he should exhibit dignity and not cry much ; Chran1 338:3↗ ܚܘܝ ܪܒܘܬ ܢܦܫܐ‏ : he displayed magnanimity ; Macc 73:22 ܪܒܘܬ ܢܦܫܗ ܕܠܘܬ ܗܝܟܠܐ‏ : his generosity toward the Temple
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ܪܒܘܬ ܦܐܝܘܬܐ : magnificence
Syr
BHMQ 5.2.3.3 ܠܪܒܘܬ ܦܐܝܘܬܐ ܕܡܥܠܝܘܬܐ ܐܠܗܝܬܐ‏ : the magnificence of the divine excellence
(1)
adv. ܪܒܘܬ ܦܐܝܐܝܬ : magnificently
Syr
Chran1 284:13↗ ܚܐܪܐܝܬ ܘܪܒܘܬ ܦܐܝܐܝܬ ܢܦ݁ܩ ܠܗܘܢ ܠܣܘܥܪ̈ܢܐ‏ : he goes out to the actions freely and magnificently
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as adverb: rabut : with pomp, majesty
Man
GY 324:15↗ urabut apiqtẖ mn alma : and took him out of the world with pomp
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Attested vocalizations in Jewish Aramaic and Mandaic texts vary between rabbū and rəḇū, but there does not seem to be a difference in meaning.
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