First names in Hebrew

First name Rabbah: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

רבה

Gematria value: 207

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Rabbah is written רבה

Meaning and origin

What does Rabbah 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

Rabbah = 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 Rabbah, 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

Rabbah, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Rabbah in three answers

How do you write Rabbah in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Rabbah is written רבה.

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

What does Rabbah 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.