The number 10,000 symbolizes an incomprehensibly large quantity, completeness in abundance, and God's boundless power and blessing.
In biblical and Jewish tradition, 10,000 is often used as an expression for an uncountably large number rather than an exact figure. It appears, among other places, in Psalm 91:7 ('ten thousand at your right hand') and in Deuteronomy 33:2 where God comes with 'thousands of holy ones'. In Daniel's vision, 'a thousand times a thousand' serve God, while 'myriads upon myriads' stand before him (Daniel 7:10), an image repeated in Revelation 5:11 concerning the angels' praise. In Jewish tradition, the number represents the highest counting unit in biblical Hebrew and thus symbolizes something that surpasses human comprehension – God's infinite greatness, his armies, and his overwhelming grace. The Hebrew word 'revava' (רְבָבָה) denotes 10,000 and is the highest independent counting unit in biblical Hebrew. Larger numbers are expressed as multiples of revava. The word can also be used generally to refer to an indefinite, overwhelming multitude. The Greek 'myrioi' (μύριοι), corresponding to 10,000, is used in the New Testament both literally and figuratively. In Matthew 18:24, the servant owes 'ten thousand talents' – an absurd and unpayable sum that underscores God's boundless forgiveness. Paul uses it in 1 Corinthians 4:15 regarding 'ten thousand guides in Christ'. In rabbinic literature, 'revavot' (plural) is used as an expression for God's heavenly armies. The Talmud (Hagiga 13b) discusses the number of angels who serve God and uses multiples of ten thousands to express their incomprehensible multitude.*