First names in Hebrew

First name Rabba: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

רבה

Gematria value: 207

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Rabba is written רבה

Rabba is another spelling of Rabbah, רבה in Hebrew letters.

Meaning and origin

What does Rabba mean?

Meaning: "the great one, the master"
Origin: Aramaic

Rabbah is an Aramaic name from the Talmud meaning “the great one”, “the master”, from the same root as rav and rabbi. It should not be confused with Rava, another sage, whose name is written with the letter Aleph.

Gematria

Rabba = 207

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. רבה has 3 letters:

• רthe letter Resh200
• בthe letter Bet2
• הthe letter He5
• Total207

The verse of the name

From the letter Resh to the letter He

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Rabba, from ר to ה:

רוּחַ־אִישׁ יְכַלְכֵּל מַחֲלֵהוּ וְרוּחַ נְכֵאָה מִי יִשָּׂאֶנָּה׃

“A man's spirit sustains him in sickness, but a crushed spirit, who can bear it?”

Proverbs 18:14

The book of your first name

Rabba, in nine pages

• Rabba, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Rabba
• Rabba, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Rabba in three answers

How do you write Rabba in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Rabba is written רבה. Rabba is another spelling of Rabbah, רבה in Hebrew letters.

What is the gematria value of Rabba?
Written רבה, Rabba is worth 207: the letter Resh (200) + the letter Bet (2) + the letter He (5).

What does Rabba mean?
The great one, the master (origin: Aramaic). Rabbah is an Aramaic name from the Talmud meaning “the great one”, “the master”, from the same root as rav and rabbi. It should not be confused with Rava, another sage, whose name is written with the letter Aleph.