רָבָה

râbâh · H7235 · Hebrew · 226 occurrences

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Meanings

1. to increase, to multiply, to become numerous, to become many

   Process by which people and objects increase in quantity

   Examples

   Genesis 1:22 God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.”

   Genesis 1:28 God blessed them; and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”

   Genesis 7:17 Then the flood came upon the earth for forty days, and the water increased and lifted up the ark, so that it rose above the earth.

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2. much, many, numerous

   State in which people and objects are high in quantity

   Examples

   Genesis 15:1 After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Do not fear, Abram, I am a shield to you; Your reward shall be very great.”

   Genesis 41:49 Joseph stored up grain in great abundance like the sand of the sea, until he stopped measuring it, for it was beyond measure.

   Deuteronomy 3:5 “All these were cities fortified with high walls, gates, and bars, besides a great many unwalled towns.

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3. to increase something, to multiply it, to make numerous or many

   A process by which humans or deities cause other humans or objects to increase in quantity

   Examples

   Genesis 16:10 The angel of the LORD also said to her, “I will greatly multiply your descendants so that they will be too many to count.”

   Genesis 17:2 “I will make My covenant between Me and you, And I will multiply you exceedingly.”

   Genesis 17:20 “As for Ishmael, I have heard you; behold, I will bless him, and make him fruitful and multiply him exceedingly. He shall father twelve princes, and I will make him into a great nation.

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4. to have many feet

   Literally: to make (one's) feet numerous; hence: state in which an animal has many feet

   Examples

   Leviticus 11:42 ‘Whatever crawls on its belly, and whatever walks on all fours, whatever has many feet, in regard to every swarming thing that swarms on the earth, you shall not eat them, because they are detestable.

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5. to have many children

   Literally: to make (one's) children numerous; hence: state in which humans have many children

   Examples

   1 Chronicles 23:11 Jahath was the first and Zizah the second; but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, so they became a father’s household, one group for duty.

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6. to increase, to multiply, to become numerous, to become many

   Process by which events increase in frequency

   Examples

   Genesis 38:12 Now after a considerable time Shua’s daughter, the wife of Judah, died; and when the time of mourning was ended, Judah went up to his sheepshearers at Timnah, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.

   Exodus 11:9 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Pharaoh will not listen to you, so that My wonders will be multiplied in the land of Egypt.”

   Deuteronomy 11:21 so that your days and the days of your sons may be increased on the land which the LORD swore to your fathers to give them, as long as the heavens are above the earth.

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7. much, many, numerous, repeatedly

   State in which events occur with a high frequency

   Examples

   Ecclesiastes 1:16 I said to myself, “Behold, I have magnified and increased wisdom more than all who were over Jerusalem before me; and my mind has observed a wealth of wisdom and knowledge.”

   Ecclesiastes 5:7 For in many dreams and in many words there is futility. Rather, fear God.

   Ecclesiastes 6:11 For there are many words which increase futility. What then is the advantage to a person?

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8. Causative process by which humans or deities cause events to increase in frequency (to increase (something), to multiply something, to make numerous, to make many)

   Examples

   Exodus 7:3 “But I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, so that I may multiply My signs and My wonders in the land of Egypt.

   Job 9:17 “For He bruises me with a storm And multiplies my wounds without cause.

   Job 29:18 “Then I thought, ‘I will die with my family, And I will multiply my days as the sand.

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9. to become great, to be great

   Literally: to be numerous; hence: process by which humans and deities increase in status

   Examples

   Job 33:12 “Behold, let me respond to you, you are not right in this, For God is greater than mankind.

   Proverbs 28:28 When the wicked rise, people hide themselves; But when they perish, the righteous increase.

   Proverbs 29:2 When the righteous increase, the people rejoice, But when a wicked person rules, people groan.

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10. to make great

    Literally: to make numerous; hence: causative process by which humans and deities cause other humans and deities to increase in status

    Examples

    2 Samuel 22:36 “You have also given me the shield of Your salvation, And Your help makes me great.

    Psalm 18:35 You have also given me the shield of Your salvation, And Your right hand upholds me; And Your gentleness makes me great.

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11. Literally: to be numerous; hence: process by which an event increases in intensity (to grow (in intensity), to increase (in intensity))

    Examples

    1 Samuel 14:30 “How much more, if only the people had freely eaten today of the spoils of their enemies which they found! For now the defeat among the Philistines has not been great.”

    1 Kings 4:30 Solomon’s wisdom surpassed the wisdom of all the people of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt.

    Psalm 49:16 Do not be afraid when a person becomes rich, When the splendor of his house is increased;

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12. much, greatly, plenteous, in great measure

    Literally: to be numerous; hence: state in which an event is great in intensity

    Examples

    1 Samuel 26:21 Then Saul said, “I have sinned. Return, my son David, for I will not harm you again since my life was precious in your sight this day. Behold, I have played the fool and have made a very great mistake.”

    2 Kings 10:18 Then Jehu gathered all the people and said to them, “Ahab served Baal a little; Jehu will serve him much.

    2 Kings 21:16 Furthermore, Manasseh shed very much innocent blood until he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another, besides his sin into which he misled Judah, in doing evil in the sight of the LORD.

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13. to do much

    Literally: to make (something) numerous; action by which humans or deities perform an event with intensity

    Examples

    Exodus 16:17 The sons of Israel did so, and some gathered much and some little.

    Exodus 16:18 When they measured it by the omer, the one who had gathered much did not have too much, and the one who had gathered little did not have too little; everyone gathered as much as he would eat.

    Exodus 36:5 and they said to Moses, “The people are bringing much more than enough for the construction work which the LORD commanded us to perform.”

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14. Causative process by which humans or deities cause an event to increase in intensity (to increase (something in intensity))

    Examples

    Genesis 3:16 To the woman He said, “I will greatly multiply Your pain in childbirth, In pain you shall deliver children; Yet your desire will be for your husband, And he shall rule over you.”

    Leviticus 25:16 ‘In proportion to a greater number of years you shall increase its price, and in proportion to fewer years you shall decrease its price, because it is the number of crops that he is selling to you.

    2 Chronicles 33:23 Furthermore, he did not humble himself before the LORD as his father Manasseh had done, but Amon multiplied his guilt.

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15. to grow, to be long

    Literally: to become numerous; hence: process by which humans, animals, and plants increase in size and maturity

    Examples

    Deuteronomy 14:24 “But if the distance is so great for you that you are not able to bring the tithe, since the place where the LORD your God chooses to set His name is too far away from you when the LORD your God blesses you,

    Deuteronomy 19:6 “Otherwise, the avenger of blood might pursue him in the heat of his anger, and overtake him because the way is long, and take his life, though he was not sentenced to death since he had not hated him previously.

    Job 39:4 “Their offspring become strong, they grow up in the open field; They leave and do not return to them.

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16. to enlarge, to rear

    Literally: to make numerous; vausative action by which humans, deities, and animals cause (other) humans, animals, and objects to be large in size and to mature

    Examples

    Numbers 26:54 “To a larger group you shall increase their inheritance, and to a smaller group you shall decrease their inheritance; each shall be given their inheritance corresponding to the total of those who were numbered of them.

    1 Chronicles 4:10 Now Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that You would greatly bless me and extend my border, and that Your hand might be with me, and that You would keep me from harm so that it would not hurt me!” And God brought about what he requested.

    Lamentations 2:22 “You called as on the day of an appointed feast My terrors on every side; And there was no one who survived or escaped On the day of the LORD’S anger. As for those whom I brought forth healthy and whom I raised, My enemy annihilated them.”

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17. to have profit from a sale

    Literally: to make numerous by the price (of something); hence: process by which humans benefit from selling something

    Examples

    Psalm 44:12 You sell Your people cheaply, And have not profited by their sale.

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18. bowman

    Literally: one shooting a bow; hence: a person who is an expert with the bow

    Examples

    Genesis 21:20 And God was with the boy, and he grew; and he lived in the wilderness and became an archer.

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Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0

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