Hebrew · H7235, H5483

לֹא יַרְבֶּה-לּוֹ סוּסִים

To increase (in whatever respect) · a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight )

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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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סוּס H5483 a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight )

Pronunciation sus

Horse: symbol of military power and human strength, notably absent from Israel's ideal covenant life

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What does לֹא יַרְבֶּה-לּוֹ סוּסִים (lo yarbeh lo susim) mean in the Bible?

רָבָה · סוּס is a Hebrew phrase meaning "He shall not multiply horses for himself — the first royal prohibition against military-alliance accumulation".

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What does רָבָה · סוּס mean in the Bible?

רָבָה · סוּס is a Hebrew phrase meaning "He shall not multiply horses for himself — the first royal prohibition against military-alliance accumulation".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7235, H5483?

H7235, H5483 is connected to 376 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Hebrew phrase. He shall not multiply horses for himself — the first royal prohibition against military-alliance accumulation

Strong's H7235, H5483

Lexical occurrences 376 verses Word forms 3 forms 147 references

Source Gloss

He shall not multiply horses for himself — the first royal prohibition against military-alliance accumulation

Grammatical Forms

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

This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.

Form groups 3 Aligned forms 147

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×

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