A thousand thousands and myriads of ten thousands

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A thousand thousands and myriads of ten thousands

A thousand thousands and myriads of ten thousands

Figuratively: an enormous number. A giant quantity that cannot be counted (both 'רבבה' and 'ריבוא' mean ten thousand).

("And above them, the horns of the living creatures go out from the hands of the living creatures, higher than thousands of thousands, myriads in measure, corresponding to the hosts and servants of God"—Batei Midrashot I, Seder Rabbah, 45, and also: "And the throne, fire of spheres, and the Throne of Glory upon a throne of sapphire stone, its height a thousand thousands, myriad in measure, and spread upon the Throne of Glory"—Commentaries on the Prayer Book by Rokeach [25] The Lord reigns, He is clothed in majesty, 128, and also: "Do you not know that by the power of words, one can reach great and wondrous affairs of a thousand thousands and myriads of myriad millions of pure gold"—Agnon / Until Now, 118)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

אֶלֶף אַלְפֵי רִבּוֹא רְבָבוֹת

Definition (Hebrew)

בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: מִסְפָּר עָצוּם. כַּמּוּת עֲנָקִית שֶׁבִּלְתִּי נִתֶּנֶת לַסְּפִירָה (רְבָבָה וְרִבּוֹא מִשְׁמָעָם עֲשֶׂרֶת אֲלָפִים).

("וּלְמַעְלָה מֵהֶם קַרְנִי הַחַיּוֹת יוֹצְאוֹת מִכְּפִי הַחַיּוֹת גְּבוֹהוֹת אַלְפֵי אֲלָפִים רִבּוֹא מִדָּה כְּנֶגֶד צְבָאוֹת וּמְשָׁרְתֵי אַל"-בִּתִּי מִדְרָשׁוֹת ח"א, סֵדֶר רַבָּה,מָה, וְכֵן:"וְהַכִּסֵּא אֵשׁ סְפִירוֹת,וְכִסֵּא הַכָּבוֹד עַל כִּסֵּא אֶבֶן הַסַּפִּיר גָּבְהָהּ אֶלֶף אֲלָפִים רִבּוֹא מִדָּה וּפָרוּס עַל כִּסֵּא הַכָּבוֹד"-פֵּרוּשֵׁי סִדּוּר הַתְּפִלָּה לרוקח [כֹּה] ה' מֶלֶךְ גֵּאוֹת לָבַשׁ, קכח, וְכֵן:"כְּלוּם אֵין אַתָּה יוֹדֵעַ שבכח הַדִּבּוּרִים מגיעין לִידֵי עֲסָקִים גְּדוֹלִים ומפליאים שֶׁל אֶלֶף אַלְפֵי רִבּוֹא רְבָבוֹת מִילְיוֹנֵי זָהָב טָהוֹר"-עַגְנוֹן/ עֵד הֵנָּה, 118)

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