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רָבָה

ra.vahto multiplyHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb226 occurrences31 books211 verses

Definition

a primitive root; to increase (in whatever respect)
Traditional renderings: (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.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders רָבָה:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

226 total
  1. Deuteronomy 7:22תִּרְבֶּ֥ה · would multiply
    The LORD your God will drive out these nations before you little by little. You will not be enabled to eliminate them all at once, or the wild animals would multiply around you.
  2. Deuteronomy 8:1וּרְבִיתֶ֗ם · and multiply
    You must carefully follow every commandment I am giving you today, so that you may live and multiply, and enter and possess the land that the LORD swore to give your fathers.
  3. Deuteronomy 8:13יִרְבְּיֻ֔ן · grow large; יִרְבֶּה־ · increase; יִרְבֶּֽה׃ · is multiplied
    …and when your herds and flocks grow large and your silver and gold increase and all that you have is multiplied,
  4. Deuteronomy 11:21יִרְבּ֤וּ · may be multiplied
    …so that as long as the heavens are above the earth, your days and those of your children may be multiplied in the land that the LORD swore to give your fathers.
  5. Deuteronomy 13:17וְהִרְבֶּ֔ךָ · and multiply you
    Nothing devoted to destruction shall cling to your hands, so that the LORD will turn from His fierce anger, grant you mercy, show you compassion, and multiply you as He swore to your fathers,
  6. Deuteronomy 14:24יִרְבֶּ֨ה · is too great
    But if the distance is too great for you to carry that with which the LORD your God has blessed you, because the place where the LORD your God will choose to put His Name is too far away,
  7. Deuteronomy 17:16יַרְבֶּה־ · acquire many; הַרְבּ֣וֹת · acquire more
    But the king must not acquire many horses for himself or send the people back to Egypt to acquire more horses, for the LORD has said, ‘You are never to go back that way again.’
  8. Deuteronomy 17:17יַרְבֶּה־ · take many; יַרְבֶּה־ · accumulate
    He must not take many wives for himself, lest his heart go astray. He must not accumulate for himself large amounts of silver and gold.
  9. Deuteronomy 19:6יִרְבֶּ֥ה · is great
    Otherwise, the avenger of blood might pursue the manslayer in a rage, overtake him if the distance is great, and strike him dead though he did not deserve to die, since he did not intend any harm.
  10. Deuteronomy 28:63וּלְהַרְבּ֣וֹת · and multiply
    Just as it pleased the LORD to make you prosper and multiply, so also it will please Him to annihilate you and destroy you. And you will be uprooted from the land you are entering to possess.
  11. Deuteronomy 30:5וְהִרְבְּךָ֖ · and multiply
    And the LORD your God will bring you into the land your fathers possessed, and you will take possession of it. He will cause you to prosper and multiply more than your fathers.
  12. Deuteronomy 30:16וְרָבִ֔יתָ · and increase
    For I am commanding you today to love the LORD your God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commandments, statutes, and ordinances, so that you may live and increase, and the LORD your God may bless you in the land that you are entering to possess.
  13. Joshua 13:1הַרְבֵּֽה־ · much
    Now Joshua was old and well along in years, and the LORD said to him, “You are old and well along in years, but very much of the land remains to be possessed.
  14. Joshua 22:8הַרְבֵּ֣ה · and very many
    …saying, “Return to your homes with your great wealth, with immense herds of livestock, with silver, gold, bronze, iron, and very many clothes. Divide with your brothers the spoil of your enemies.”
  15. Joshua 24:3וָאֶרֶב · and I multiplied
    But I took your father Abraham from beyond the Euphrates and led him through all the land of Canaan, and I multiplied his descendants. I gave him Isaac,
  16. Judges 9:29רַבֶּ֥ה · Muster
    If only this people were under my authority, I would remove Abimelech; I would say to him, ‘Muster your army and come out!’”
  17. Judges 16:24הִרְבָּ֖ה · multiplied
    And when the people saw him, they praised their god, saying: “Our god has delivered into our hands our enemy who destroyed our land and multiplied our dead.”
  18. Judges 20:38הֶ֕רֶב · a great
    The men of Israel had arranged a signal with the men in ambush: When they sent up a great cloud of smoke from the city,
  19. 1 Samuel 1:12הִרְבְּתָ֔ה · [Hannah] kept on
    As Hannah kept on praying before the LORD, Eli watched her mouth.
  20. 1 Samuel 2:3תַּרְבּ֤וּ · boast
    Do not boast so proudly, or let arrogance come from your mouth, for the LORD is a God who knows, and by Him actions are weighed.
  21. 1 Samuel 7:2וַיִּרְבּוּ֙ · a long
    And from that day a long time passed, twenty years in all, as the ark remained at Kiriath-jearim. And all the house of Israel mournfully sought the LORD.
  22. 1 Samuel 14:30רָבְתָ֥ה · have been much greater
    How much better it would have been if the troops had eaten freely today from the plunder they took from their enemies! Would not the slaughter of the Philistines have been much greater?”
  23. 1 Samuel 26:21הַרְבֵּ֥ה · and have committed a grave
    Then Saul replied, “I have sinned. Come back, David my son. I will never harm you again, because today you considered my life precious. I have played the fool and have committed a grave error!”
  24. 2 Samuel 1:4הַרְבֵּ֞ה · Many
    “What was the outcome?” David asked. “Please tell me.” “The troops fled from the battle,” he replied. “Many of them fell and died. And Saul and his son Jonathan are also dead.”
  25. 2 Samuel 8:8הַרְבֵּ֥ה · amount
    And from Betah and Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, King David took a large amount of bronze.
  26. 2 Samuel 12:2הַרְבֵּ֥ה · a great number of
    The rich man had a great number of sheep and cattle,
  27. 2 Samuel 12:30הַרְבֵּ֥ה · a great amount
    Then he took the crown from the head of their king. It weighed a talent of gold and was set with precious stones, and it was placed on David’s head. And David took a great amount of plunder from the city.
  28. 2 Samuel 14:11מֵהַרְבִּית · from increasing
    “Please,” she replied, “may the king invoke the LORD your God to prevent the avenger of blood from increasing the devastation, so that my son may not be destroyed!” “As surely as the LORD lives,” he vowed, “not a hair of your son’s head will fall to the ground.”
  29. 2 Samuel 18:8וַיֶּ֤רֶב · more
    The battle spread over the whole countryside, and that day the forest devoured more people than the sword.
  30. 2 Samuel 22:36תַּרְבֵּֽנִי׃ · exalts me
    You have given me Your shield of salvation, and Your gentleness exalts me.
  31. 1 Kings 4:29הַרְבֵּ֣ה · deep
    And God gave Solomon wisdom, exceedingly deep insight, and understanding beyond measure, like the sand on the seashore.
  32. 1 Kings 4:30וַתֵּ֙רֶב֙ · was greater than
    Solomon’s wisdom was greater than that of all the men of the East, greater than all the wisdom of Egypt.
  33. 1 Kings 10:10הַרְבֵּ֥ה · a great quantity of
    Then she gave the king 120 talents of gold, a great quantity of spices, and precious stones. Never again were spices in such abundance brought in as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.
  34. 1 Kings 10:11הַרְבֵּ֥ה · a great cargo
    (The fleet of Hiram that brought gold from Ophir also brought from Ophir a great cargo of almug wood and precious stones.
  35. 2 Kings 10:18הַרְבֵּֽה׃ · a lot
    Then Jehu brought all the people together and said, “Ahab served Baal a little, but Jehu will serve him a lot.
  36. 2 Kings 21:6הִרְבָּ֗ה · great
    He sacrificed his own son in the fire, practiced sorcery and divination, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.
  37. 2 Kings 21:16הַרְבֵּ֣ה · so much
    Moreover, Manasseh shed so much innocent blood that he filled Jerusalem from end to end, in addition to the sin that he had caused Judah to commit, doing evil in the sight of the LORD.
  38. 1 Chronicles 4:10וְהִרְבִּ֤יתָ · and enlarge
    And Jabez called out to the God of Israel, “If only You would bless me and enlarge my territory! May Your hand be with me and keep me from harm, so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted the request of Jabez.
  39. 1 Chronicles 4:27הִרְבּ֖וּ · become as numerous
    Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but his brothers did not have many children, so their whole clan did not become as numerous as the sons of Judah.
  40. 1 Chronicles 5:9רָב֖וּ · had increased
    They also settled in the east as far as the edge of the desert that extends to the Euphrates River, because their livestock had increased in the land of Gilead.
  41. 1 Chronicles 5:23רָבֽוּ׃ · were numerous
    Now the people of the half-tribe of Manasseh were numerous. They settled in the land from Bashan to Baal-hermon (that is, Senir, also known as Mount Hermon).
  42. 1 Chronicles 7:4הִרְבּ֥וּ · they had many
    In addition to them, according to their genealogy, they had 36,000 troops for battle, for they had many wives and children.
  43. 1 Chronicles 8:40וּמַרְבִּ֤ים · and they had many
    The sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor, archers, and they had many sons and grandsons—150 in all. All these were the descendants of Benjamin.
  44. 1 Chronicles 20:2הַרְבֵּ֥ה · a great amount
    Then David took the crown from the head of their king. It was found to weigh a talent of gold and was set with precious stones, and it was placed on David’s head. And David took a great amount of plunder from the city.
  45. 1 Chronicles 23:11הִרְבּ֣וּ · have many
    Jahath was the first and Zizah was the second; but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, so they were counted as one family and received a single assignment.
  46. 1 Chronicles 23:17רָב֥וּ · numerous
    The descendants of Eliezer: Rehabiah was the first. Eliezer did not have any other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very numerous.