Hebrew · H7235, G4129 · unreviewed

רָבָה

To increase (in whatever respect) · to increase (transitively or intransitively)

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רָבָה H7235 to increase (in whatever respect)

Pronunciation rābāh

Expansion from quantity to authority and dominance; used of God's covenant blessing multiplying nations and power.

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πληθύνω G4129 to increase (transitively or intransitively)

Pronunciation plēthýnō

Growth that multiplies or increases, emphasizing abundance rather than mere addition or change.

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What does רָבָה (ravah) mean in the Bible?

רָבָה · πληθύνω is a Hebrew word meaning "to increase, multiply".

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Meaning

to increase, multiply

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 113×

Infinitive absolute 1Chr 20:2 · 1Kgs 5:9 · 1Kgs 10:10 · 1Kgs 10:11 · 1Sam 26:21 · 2Chr 14:12 · 2Chr 25:9 · 2Chr 32:27 · 2Kgs 10:18 · 2Kgs 21:16 · 2Sam 1:4 · 2Sam 8:8 · 2Sam 12:2 · 2Sam 12:30 · Deut 3:5 · Eccl 1:16 47×

Perfect 2Chr 33:6 · 2Chr 33:23 · 2Kgs 21:6 · Deut 1:10 · Hos 8:11 · Hos 8:14 · Hos 10:1 · Jer 46:16 · Judg 16:24 · 1Chr 4:27 · 1Chr 7:4 · 1Chr 23:11 · 2Chr 31:5 · 2Chr 36:14 · Ezek 22:25 · Ezek 28:5 26×

Imperfect Dan 11:39 · Deut 17:16 · Deut 17:17 · Eccl 10:14 · Exod 30:15 · Hos 12:2 · Isa 40:29 · Isa 55:7 · Prov 13:11 · Exod 32:13 · Ezek 36:37 · Gen 3:16 · Gen 16:10 · Gen 22:17 · Jer 33:22 · Job 29:18 24×

Participle active Eccl 6:11 · Exod 36:5 · Lev 11:42 · Neh 6:17 · Neh 9:37 · Prov 28:8 6×

Sequential imperfect Ezek 24:10 · Judg 20:38 · Ps 51:4 · Amos 4:4 · Gen 34:12 · Isa 23:16 6×

Infinitive construct Amos 4:9 · Deut 17:16 · Prov 25:27 3×

Jussive 1Sam 2:3 1×

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 31×

Imperfect 2Chr 24:27 · Deut 8:13 · Deut 14:24 · Deut 19:6 · Exod 1:10 · Exod 1:12 · Job 33:12 · Prov 29:16 · Ps 49:17 · Deut 11:21 · Job 27:14 · Job 39:4 · Prov 9:11 · Prov 28:28 · Ps 16:4 · Deut 7:22 18×

Perfect 1Chr 5:9 · 1Chr 5:23 · 1Chr 23:17 · 1Sam 25:10 · Eccl 5:10 · Ezra 9:6 · Isa 22:9 · Isa 59:12 · Zech 10:8 · 1Sam 14:30 10×

Infinitive construct Exod 11:9 1×

Jussive Gen 1:22 1×

Participle active Gen 21:20 1×

Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 3×

Perfect Ezek 19:2 · Ps 44:13 2×

Sequential imperfect Judg 9:29 1×

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 147 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Infinitive absolute 47 Imperfect 44 Perfect 38 Imperative 7 Participle 7 Infinitive construct 4

Stem

Hiphil 113 Qal 31 Piel 3

Mood

Indicative 38 Indicative/jussive 35 Imperative 7 Indicative/cohortative 7 Jussive 2

OT Occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 12 — The Lord Delivers His Servant and Judges Proud Opposition

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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