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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. Genesis 1:22וּרְב֗וּ · and multiply; יִ֥רֶב · multiply
    Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters of the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.”
  2. Genesis 1:28וּרְב֛וּ · and multiply
    God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth.”
  3. Genesis 3:16הַרְבָּ֤ה · I will sharply increase; אַרְבֶּה֙
    To the woman He said: “I will sharply increase your pain in childbirth; in pain you will bring forth children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.”
  4. Genesis 7:17וַיִּרְבּ֣וּ · rose
    For forty days the flood kept coming on the earth, and the waters rose and lifted the ark high above the earth.
  5. Genesis 7:18וַיִּרְבּ֥וּ · and rise
    So the waters continued to surge and rise greatly on the earth, and the ark floated on the surface of the waters.
  6. Genesis 8:17וְרָב֖וּ · and multiply
    Bring out all the living creatures that are with you—birds, livestock, and everything that crawls upon the ground—so that they can spread out over the earth and be fruitful and multiply upon it.”
  7. Genesis 9:1וּרְב֖וּ · and multiply
    And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.
  8. Genesis 9:7וּרְב֑וּ · and multiply; וּרְבוּ־ · and multiply
    But as for you, be fruitful and multiply; spread out across the earth and multiply upon it.”
  9. Genesis 15:1הַרְבֵּ֥ה · great
    After these events, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.”
  10. Genesis 16:10הַרְבָּ֥ה · I will greatly multiply; אַרְבֶּ֖ה
    Then the angel added, “I will greatly multiply your offspring so that they will be too numerous to count.”
  11. Genesis 17:2וְאַרְבֶּ֥ה · and I will multiply
    I will establish My covenant between Me and you, and I will multiply you exceedingly.”
  12. Genesis 17:20וְהִרְבֵּיתִ֥י · and multiply
    As for Ishmael, I have heard you, and I will surely bless him; I will make him fruitful and multiply him greatly. He will become the father of twelve rulers, and I will make him into a great nation.
  13. Genesis 21:20רֹבֶ֥ה · a great
    And God was with the boy, and he grew up and settled in the wilderness and became a great archer.
  14. Genesis 22:17וְהַרְבָּ֨ה · and I will multiply; אַרְבֶּ֤ה
    I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies.
  15. Genesis 26:4וְהִרְבֵּיתִ֤י · as numerous
    I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed,
  16. Genesis 26:24וְהִרְבֵּיתִ֣י · you and multiply
    …and that night the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will bless you and multiply your descendants for the sake of My servant Abraham.”
  17. Genesis 28:3וְיַרְבֶּ֑ךָ · and multiply you
    May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, so that you may become a company of peoples.
  18. Genesis 34:12הַרְבּ֨וּ · Demand
    Demand a high dowry and an expensive gift, and I will give you whatever you ask. Only give me the girl as my wife!”
  19. Genesis 35:11וּרְבֵ֔ה · and multiply
    And God told him, “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation—even a company of nations—shall come from you, and kings shall descend from you.
  20. Genesis 38:12וַיִּרְבּוּ֙ · After a long
    After a long time Judah’s wife, the daughter of Shua, died. When Judah had finished mourning, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite went up to his sheepshearers at Timnah.
  21. Genesis 41:49הַרְבֵּ֣ה · in such abundance
    So Joseph stored up grain in such abundance, like the sand of the sea, that he stopped keeping track of it; for it was beyond measure.
  22. Genesis 43:34וַתֵּ֜רֶב · larger than
    When the portions were served to them from Joseph’s table, Benjamin’s portion was five times larger than any of the others. So they feasted and drank freely with Joseph.
  23. Genesis 47:27וַיִּרְבּ֖וּ · in number
    Now the Israelites settled in the land of Egypt, in the region of Goshen. They acquired property there and became fruitful and increased greatly in number.
  24. Genesis 48:4וְהִרְבִּיתִ֔ךָ · and multiply you
    …and told me, ‘Behold, I will make you fruitful and multiply you; I will make you a multitude of peoples, and will give this land to your descendants after you as an everlasting possession.’
  25. Exodus 1:7וַיִּרְבּ֥וּ · they multiplied
    …but the Israelites were fruitful and increased rapidly; they multiplied and became exceedingly numerous, so that the land was filled with them.
  26. Exodus 1:10יִרְבֶּ֗ה · they will increase even more
    Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, or they will increase even more; and if a war breaks out, they may join our enemies, fight against us, and leave the country.”
  27. Exodus 1:12יִרְבֶּ֖ה · the more they multiplied
    But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and flourished; so the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites.
  28. Exodus 1:20וַיִּ֧רֶב · multiplied
    So God was good to the midwives, and the people multiplied and became even more numerous.
  29. Exodus 7:3וְהִרְבֵּיתִ֧י · and though I will multiply
    But I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and though I will multiply My signs and wonders in the land of Egypt,
  30. Exodus 11:9רְב֥וֹת · may be multiplied
    The LORD said to Moses, “Pharaoh will not listen to you, so that My wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.”
  31. Exodus 16:17הַמַּרְבֶּ֖ה · more
    So the Israelites did this. Some gathered more, and some less.
  32. Exodus 16:18הַמַּרְבֶּ֔ה · he who gathered much
    When they measured it by the omer, he who gathered much had no excess, and he who gathered little had no shortfall. Each one gathered as much as he needed to eat.
  33. Exodus 30:15יַרְבֶּ֗ה · give more
    In making the offering to the LORD to atone for your lives, the rich shall not give more than a half shekel, nor shall the poor give less.
  34. Exodus 32:13אַרְבֶּה֙ · as numerous
    Remember Your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, to whom You swore by Your very self when You declared, ‘I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give your descendants all this land that I have promised, and it shall be their inheritance forever.’”
  35. Exodus 36:5מַרְבִּ֥ים · more
    …and said to Moses, “The people are bringing more than enough for doing the work the LORD has commanded us to do.”
  36. Leviticus 11:42מַרְבֵּ֣ה · more
    Do not eat any creature that moves along the ground, whether it crawls on its belly or walks on four or more feet; for such creatures are detestable.
  37. Leviticus 25:16תַּרְבֶּה֙ · You shall increase
    You shall increase the price in proportion to a greater number of years, or decrease it in proportion to a lesser number of years; for he is selling you a given number of harvests.
  38. Leviticus 26:9וְהִרְבֵּיתִ֖י · and multiply
    I will turn toward you and make you fruitful and multiply you, and I will establish My covenant with you.
  39. Numbers 26:54תַּרְבֶּה֙ · Increase
    Increase the inheritance for a large tribe and decrease it for a small one; each tribe is to receive its inheritance according to the number of those registered.
  40. Numbers 33:54תַּרְבּ֤וּ · Give a larger
    And you are to divide the land by lot according to your clans. Give a larger inheritance to a larger clan and a smaller inheritance to a smaller one. Whatever falls to each one by lot will be his. You will receive an inheritance according to the tribes of your fathers.
  41. Numbers 35:8תַּרְבּ֔וּ · more from
    The cities that you apportion from the territory of the Israelites should be given to the Levites in proportion to the inheritance of each tribe: more from a larger tribe and less from a smaller one.”
  42. Deuteronomy 1:10הִרְבָּ֣ה · has multiplied
    The LORD your God has multiplied you, so that today you are as numerous as the stars in the sky.
  43. Deuteronomy 3:5הַרְבֵּ֥ה · many more
    All these cities were fortified with high walls and gates and bars, and there were many more unwalled villages.
  44. Deuteronomy 6:3תִּרְבּ֖וּן · and multiply
    Hear, O Israel, and be careful to observe them, so that you may prosper and multiply greatly in a land flowing with milk and honey, just as the LORD, the God of your fathers, has promised you.
  45. Deuteronomy 7:13וְהִרְבֶּ֑ךָ · and multiply you
    He will love you and bless you and multiply you. He will bless the fruit of your womb and the produce of your land—your grain, new wine, and oil, the young of your herds and the lambs of your flocks—in the land that He swore to your fathers to give you.