Lexicon :: Strong's H7235 - rāḇâ

רָבָה

Transliteration

rāḇâ

Pronunciation

raw-baw'

Part of Speech

verb

Root Word (Etymology)

A primitive root

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2103,2104

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

רָבָה râbâh, raw-baw'; a primitive root; to increase (in whatever respect):—(bring in) abundance (× -antly), archer (by mistake for H7232), be in authority, bring up, × continue, enlarge, excel, exceeding(-ly), be full of, (be, make) great(-er, -ly, × -ness), grow up, heap, increase, be long, (be, give, have, make, use) many (a time), (any, be, give, give the, have) more (in number), (ask, be, be so, gather, over, take, yield) much (greater, more), (make to) multiply, nourish, plenty(-eous), × process (of time), sore, store, thoroughly, very.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 226x

The KJV translates Strong's H7235 in the following manner: multiply (74x), increase (40x), much (29x), many (28x), more (12x), great (8x), long (3x), store (2x), exceedingly (2x), greater (2x), abundance (2x), miscellaneous (24x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 226x

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

be or become great, be or become many, be or become much, be or become numerous
1. (Qal)
  1. to become many, become numerous, multiply (of people, animals, things)
  2. to be or grow great
2. (Piel) to make large, enlarge, increase, become many
3. (Hiphil)
  1. to make much, make many, have many
    1. to multiply, increase
    2. to make much to do, do much in respect of, transgress greatly
    3. to increase greatly or exceedingly
  2. to make great, enlarge, do much
(Qal) to shoot

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H7235: Abbreviations

I. [רָבָה]₂₂₅ verb be, or become, much, many, great (Late Hebrew id.; Assyrian rabû, be great, grow; Arabic Aramaic רְבָא; , , all grow, increase); —
Qal₅₉, Perfect 3rd person feminine singular רָֽבְתָה 1 Samuel 14:30; 2nd person masculine singular וְרָבִ֫יתָ consecutive Deuteronomy 30:16; 3rd person plural רָבוּ Ezra 9:6 +, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִרְבֶּה Deuteronomy 8:13 +, jussive יִ֫רֶב Genesis 1:22 2 Chronicles 24:27 Qr (< ורב Kt, see רֹב 1), וַיִּ֫רֶב Exodus 1:20 3rd person feminine singular תִּרְבֶּה Deuteronomy 7:22; Daniel 12:4, וַתֵּ֫רֶב Genesis 43:34; 1 Kings 5:10; 3rd person masculine plural יִרְבּוּ Deuteronomy 11:31 +, יִרְבּוּן Psalm 139:18, יִרְבְּיֻן Deuteronomy 8:13 etc.; Imperative masculine singular וּרְבֵה Genesis 35:11; Infinitive construct רְבוֺת Exodus 11:9 +; — Participle רֹבֶה see II. רבה; —

1. become many, numerous:

a. of people, Exodus 1:10, 12 (J), Exodus 1:20 (E), Deuteronomy 6:3; Deuteronomy 8:1; Deuteronomy 30:16; Zechariah 10:8; 1 Chronicles 5:23 רָבוּ לְמָ֑עְלָה 1 Chronicles 23:17; especially + פרה be fruitful and multiply Jeremiah 3:16; Jeremiah 23:3 (figurative of flock), Genesis 47:27b (P), Exodus 1:7 (P), Psalm 107:38 also (of man and beast) Ezekiel 36:11; of children Job 27:14; צַדִּיקִים Proverbs 28:28, בִּרְבוֺת צ׳ Proverbs 29:2 (Toy רְדוֺת rule, || מְשֹׁל),רְשָׁעִים בר׳ Proverbs 29:16 (Toy id.).

b. of animals Deuteronomy 7:22 (+ עַל person), Deuteronomy 8:13; 1 Chronicles 5:9; + פרה Genesis 1:22; Genesis 8:17 (both P; compare Ezekiel 36:11 above).

c. of things Deuteronomy 8:13 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 31:5; Exodus 11:9 (P), Ecclesiastes 5:10; of sins Ezra 9:6 (+ לְמַ֫עְלָה), Proverbs 29:16; + מִן compare Psalm 16:4; Psalm 139:18; of days Genesis 38:12 (J), Deuteronomy 11:21; 1 Samuel 7:2; Proverbs 9:11, years of life Proverbs 4:10; of waters Genesis 7:17 (J), Genesis 7:18 (P).

a. be great:

(1) of things Genesis 43:24 (J; + מִן compare), 1 Samuel 14:30; of way = be long Deuteronomy 19:6 and (מִן compare person) Deuteronomy 14:24 be too long for; of wisdom 1 Kings 5:10 (מִן compare).

(2) of person, יִרְבֶּה אֱלֹהִים מֵאֱנוֺשׁ Job 33:12 i.e. is too great for (De and others); has loftier, nobler thoughts (Di Bu), but no ||.

b. grow great (Aramaism):

(1) of person, = grow up Ezekiel 16:7 (+ גָּדַל), Job 39:4.

(2) of glory Psalm 49:17, knowledge Daniel 12:4. — 2 Chronicles 24:27 see above.

† Pi. ₄ make large, increase; — Imperative masculine singularרַבֶּה צְבָאֲךָ Judges 9:29 enlarge thy host; Perfect 2nd person masculine singular רִבִּיתָ בִּמְחִירֵיהֶם Psalm 44:13 thou hast not made great with their price (set a high price; so Ew De Che and others); or increased (that is, thy wealth) by their price (Hup Bae); = bring up, rear (children) Lamentations 2:22 (+ טפּח), whelps Ezekiel 19:2 (in figurative).
Hiph.₁₆₂ Perfect 3rd person masculine singular הִרְבָּה Hosea 8:11 +, suffix וְהִרְבְּךָֹ consecutive Deuteronomy 30:5; 2nd person masculine singular הִרְבִּיתָ Isaiah 9:2 +, 1st person singular הִרְבֵּיתִי Hosea 2:10 +, etc.; Imperfect יַרְבֶּה Hosea 12:2 +, וַ֫יֶּרֶב 2 Samuel 18:8; Lamentations 2:5 etc.; Imperative masculine singular הַרְבֵּה Ezekiel 24:10, הֶ֫רֶב Judges 20:38 + Psalm 51:4 Qr (הרבה Kt, Infinitive absolute), etc.; feminine singular הַרְבִּי Isaiah 23:16, masculine plural הַרְבּוּ Amos 4:4; Genesis 34:12; Infinitive absolute הַרְבֵּה Genesis 15:1 +, הַרְבָּה (Ba^{NB 90, 91}) Genesis 3:16; Genesis 16:10; Genesis 22:17; construct הַרְבּוֺת Deuteronomy 28:63 + (2 Samuel 14:11 Kt הרבית; Amos 4:9; Proverbs 25:27 see below); Participle מַרְבֶּה Exodus 16:17 +, construct מַרְבֵּה Leviticus 11:42, etc.; —

1. make much, or many:

a. object person (or a people), multiply, increase Genesis 16:10; Genesis 17:20; Isaiah 9:2 +; Ezekiel 36:10 (+ עַל person), Ezekiel 36:11 (man and beast; + id.); Deuteronomy 30:5 (+ מִן compare person); + פרה Hiph. Genesis 28:3; Genesis 48:4 (both P); הִרְבָּה כּוֺשֵׁל Jeremiah 46:16 = he made many stumble; = have many 1 Chronicles 7:4; 1 Chronicles 8:40; 1 Chronicles 23:11.

b. object animals Deuteronomy 17:16 (twice in verse) (compare Ezekiel 36:11 above).

c. object things Hosea 2:10; Hosea 8:11, 14; Genesis 3:16 +; הַרְבּוּ עָלַי מְאֹד מֹהַר וּמַתָּן Genesis 34:12; opposed to הִמְעִיט Leviticus 26:16; Numbers 26:54; Numbers 33:54; object words Ecclesiastes 10:14 (see Job 34:37 below 2), compare Isaiah 1:15; Job 40:27, הַרְבִּי שִׂיר Isaiah 23:16; object days Job 29:18 (like sand); = use many (medicines) Jeremiah 46:11; have many (feet) Leviticus 11:42; bring abundantly 2 Chronicles 31:5; yield abundantly Nehemiah 9:37; with ל of object Hosea 10:1 (ל 3a); object omitted Habakkuk 2:6; Proverbs 22:16, also (opposed to מעט [usually Hiph.]) Exodus 16:17, 18; Exodus 30:15; Numbers 35:8 (all P), Proverbs 13:11.

(1) followed by infinitive, make much to do, do much in respect of, = do much, abundantly; greatly, often, etc. (Dr^{181, 12}): הַרְבּוּ לִפְשֹׁעַ Amos 4:4 = transgress greatly, so Ezra 10:13, compare 2 Kings 21:6 2 Chronicles 33:6; further, Isaiah 55:7; Exodus 36:5; 2 Chronicles 36:14; Psalm 78:38, also 2 Samuel 14:11 (Kt מהרבית, Qr מֵהַרְבַּת, read probably מֵהַרְבוֺת Dr^reff. Ges^{§ 75 ff.} Th Löhr); + מִן compare 2 Samuel 18:8; 1 Samuel 1:12 = pray a long time; Judges 20:38 strike out הֶרֶב as dittograph of הארב Be Bu GFM.

(2) followed by finite verb (Dr^sm Ges^{§ 120g}), אַלֿ תַּרְבּוּ תְדַבְּרוּ 1 Samuel 2:3 i.e. talk not so much; compare Psalm 51:4.

e. the infinitive absolute (Ol^{§ 191 b} Kö^{ii. 1, 555} Ges^{§ 75 ff.}) is used:

(1) הַרְבָּה אַרְבֶּה I will greatly increase Genesis 3:16; Genesis 16:10; Genesis 22:17 (all J; Ges^{§ 113n});

(2) וְהַרְבֵּה carrying on infinitive construct Ezekiel 21:20;

(3)הַרְבֵּה as adverb (with verbs and [Ecclesiastes 7:16] adjective), greatly, exceedingly, etc., especially מְאֹד ה׳ Genesis 41:49 (E), 1 Samuel 26:21; 2 Samuel 12:30 — 2 Samuel 20:2, Joshua 13:1 (D), 2 Kings 21:16; Nehemiah 2:2; perhaps also 1 Kings 5:9. 1 Kings 10:10 (both with נָתַן), 1 Kings 10:11 (with הֵבִיא), Jeremiah 40:12 (with אָסַף), 2 Chron 14:12 (with נָשָׂא); הַרְבֵּה alone 2 Kings 10:8 (opposed to מְעָ֑ט), Nehemiah 3:33; Ecclesiastes 1:16; Ecclesiastes 5:19; Ecclesiastes 7:16, 17; Psalm 51:4 Kt (Qr הֶרֶב Imperative);

(4) as adjective attributive (Kö^{Synt.:§ 318 e}), מְאֹד ח׳ Deuteronomy 3:5; Joshua 22:8 (D; || רַבמְֿאֹד), 2 Samuel 8:8 (רַבָּה מְאֹד in || 1 Chronicles 18:18), 1 Chronicles 12:2; Isaiah 30:33; 2 Chronicles 32:27; so הַרְבֵּה alone Nehemiah 4:4; Nehemiah 4:13 (+ רְחָבָה), Ezra 10:1 (preceding noun, compare 1. רַב), Ecclesiastes 2:7; Ecclesiastes 5:6; Ecclesiastes 5:16 (reading כעס as noun, Ew De Hi-Now and others), Ecclesiastes 6:11; Ecclesiastes 9:18; Ecclesiastes 11:8a Ecclesiastes 12:9, 12 (twice in verse),הַרְבּוֺת alone Proverbs 25:27 (Toy reads הַרְבֵּה); חִרְבֵּה מְאֹד as predicate Genesis 15:1 (J; Samaritan אַרְבֶּה), Ecclesiastes 11:8b Psalm 130:7 (adverb Bae);

(5) הַרְבֵּה as concrete noun (Kö^{Synt.: § 318 a}) 2 Samuel 14 Jeremiah 42:2 (בֶּה - van d. H.), with מִן compare, 2 Chronicles 25:9; Jonah 4:11; as object (or adverb), opposed to מְעַט Haggai 1:6, 9; Ecclesiastes 5:11; late in adverb phrase (לְהַרְבֵּה (מְאֹדׅ) Nehemiah 5:18; 2 Chronicles 11:12; 16:8; הַרְבּוֺת as noun Amos 4:9 (read probably הֶחֱרַבְתַּי We Now).

†2. make great, object person 2 Samuel 22:36 = Psalm 18:36; enlarge border 1 Chronicles 4:10; perhaps also Job 34:37 make words great, presumptuous, against God (לְאֵל; so Buhl^Lex; most make many words, 1c).

† II. [רָבָה] verb shoot (compare II. רָבַב, I. רָמָה); — only
Qal Participle רֹבֶה קַשָּׁ֑ת Genesis 21:20 < רֹבֵה קָ֑שֶׁת, Kn Di and others, but read probably דֹמֵה ק׳ Ol Ball, one shooting the bow.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H7236.

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