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רָבָה

To increase (in whatever respect)

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רָבָהH7235
Pronunciationrābāh

What does רָבָה (rābāh) mean in the Bible?

רָבָה (rābāh): Expansion from quantity to authority and dominance; used of God's covenant blessing multiplying nations and power.

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Questions this entry answers

What does רָבָה (rābāh) mean in the Bible?

רָבָה (rābāh): Expansion from quantity to authority and dominance; used of God's covenant blessing multiplying nations and power.

How does the BSB render H7235?

The BSB source-word alignment has 226 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and multiply (19), . . . (7), multiplied (6), great (5), more (5).

Where does רָבָה (rābāh) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 1:22. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (29), Deuteronomy (20), Ezekiel (20), Ecclesiastes (18).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
and multiply19×Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 8:17, Genesis 9:1
. . .7×Genesis 3:16, Genesis 16:10, Genesis 22:17, Ezra 10:1
multiplied6×Exodus 1:20, Judges 16:24, 2 Chronicles 36:14, Ezekiel 31:5
great5×Genesis 15:1, 2 Kings 21:6, 2 Chronicles 32:27, 2 Chronicles 33:6
more5×Exodus 16:17, Exodus 36:5, Leviticus 11:42, 2 Samuel 18:8
much5×Joshua 13:1, Ecclesiastes 5:12, Ecclesiastes 9:18, Haggai 1:6
and multiply you4×Genesis 28:3, Genesis 48:4, Deuteronomy 7:13, Deuteronomy 13:17
Many4×2 Samuel 1:4, Ecclesiastes 11:8, Ecclesiastes 12:9
as numerous3×Genesis 26:4, Exodus 32:13, 1 Chronicles 27:23
Increase3×Numbers 26:54, Deuteronomy 8:13, Ecclesiastes 5:11
You have multiplied3×Ezekiel 11:6, Ezekiel 16:51, Nahum 3:16
a great2×Genesis 21:20, Judges 20:38
a great amount2×2 Samuel 12:30, 1 Chronicles 20:2
an abundance2×Nehemiah 5:18, Jeremiah 40:12
and I will multiply2×Genesis 17:2, Genesis 22:17
exalts me2×2 Samuel 22:36, Psalms 18:35
flourish2×Proverbs 28:28, Proverbs 29:2
greatly2×2 Chronicles 11:12, Ezra 10:13
has multiplied2×Deuteronomy 1:10, Hosea 8:14
I will multiply2×Ezekiel 36:10, Ezekiel 36:37
increases2×Psalms 49:16, Proverbs 29:16
may be multiplied2×Exodus 11:9, Deuteronomy 11:21
multiply2×Genesis 1:22, Jeremiah 29:6
the more2×Ecclesiastes 6:11
the more they multiplied2×Exodus 1:12, Hosea 4:7
will be multiplied2×Proverbs 9:11, Proverbs 13:11
you multiply2×Isaiah 1:15, Jeremiah 3:16
[Hannah] kept on1×1 Samuel 1:12
a great amount of1×2 Chronicles 14:13
a great cargo1×1 Kings 10:11
a great number of1×2 Samuel 12:2
a great quantity of1×1 Kings 10:10
a long1×1 Samuel 7:2
a lot1×2 Kings 10:18
a wealth1×Ecclesiastes 1:16
accumulate1×Deuteronomy 17:17
acquire many1×Deuteronomy 17:16
acquire more1×Deuteronomy 17:16
After a long1×Genesis 38:12
amount1×2 Samuel 8:8
and enlarge1×1 Chronicles 4:10
and grow up1×Job 39:4
and have committed a grave1×1 Samuel 26:21
and I multiplied1×Joshua 24:3
and increase1×Deuteronomy 30:16
and increased1×Ezekiel 16:26
and increases1×Isaiah 40:29
and make it plentiful1×Ezekiel 36:29
and many1×Ezekiel 21:15
and much1×Ecclesiastes 12:12
and multiplied1×Isaiah 57:9
and multiplied him1×Isaiah 51:2
and multiplies1×Job 34:37
and reared1×Lamentations 2:22
and rise1×Genesis 7:18
and there is so much1×Nehemiah 4:10
and they had many1×1 Chronicles 8:40
and they multiply1×Psalms 107:38
and they will be as numerous1×Zechariah 10:8
and they will multiply1×Ezekiel 36:11
and though I will multiply1×Exodus 7:3
and use an abundance1×Jeremiah 2:22
and very many1×Joshua 22:8
and will greatly1×Daniel 11:39
are higher than1×Ezra 9:6
are many1×Job 27:14
be excessively1×Ecclesiastes 7:17
become as numerous1×1 Chronicles 4:27
boast1×1 Samuel 2:3
by lavish1×Proverbs 6:35
deep1×1 Kings 4:29
Demand1×Genesis 34:12
do You gain1×Psalms 44:12
even more1×Amos 4:4
from increasing1×2 Samuel 14:11
generously provided1×2 Chronicles 31:5
Give a larger1×Numbers 33:54
give more1×Exodus 30:15
grow large1×Deuteronomy 8:13
had increased1×1 Chronicles 5:9
have been much greater1×1 Samuel 14:30
have many1×1 Chronicles 23:11
He has multiplied1×Lamentations 2:5
he multiplies1×Hosea 12:1
He often1×Psalms 78:38
he who gathered much1×Exodus 16:18
He who increases1×Proverbs 28:8
He will freely1×Isaiah 55:7
I will fill1×Ezekiel 36:11
I will greatly multiply1×Genesis 16:10
I will multiply them1×Jeremiah 30:19
I will sharply increase1×Genesis 3:16
in abundance1×Psalms 130:7
in number1×Genesis 47:27
in such abundance1×Genesis 41:49
in your growing1×Amos 4:9
increased1×2 Chronicles 33:23
is great1×Deuteronomy 19:6
is greater1×Job 33:12
is multiplied1×Deuteronomy 8:13
is too great1×Deuteronomy 14:24
Its abundant1×Nehemiah 9:37
larger than1×Genesis 43:34
many more1×Deuteronomy 3:5
more from1×Numbers 35:8
more than1×Jonah 4:11
much more1×2 Chronicles 25:9
multiplies1×Ecclesiastes 10:14
Muster1×Judges 9:29
numerous1×1 Chronicles 23:17
of many1×Ecclesiastes 12:12
of the many1×Jeremiah 42:2
overly1×Ecclesiastes 7:16
Pile on1×Ezekiel 24:10
plentiful1×Ezekiel 36:30
rose1×Genesis 7:17
sent many1×Nehemiah 6:17
she reared1×Ezekiel 19:2
sing many1×Isaiah 23:16
so do many1×Ecclesiastes 5:7
so much1×2 Kings 21:16
So you extended1×Ezekiel 16:29
take many1×Deuteronomy 17:17
the more he increased1×Hosea 10:1
They continue1×Jeremiah 46:16
they had many1×1 Chronicles 7:4
they multiplied1×Exodus 1:7
they once were1×Zechariah 10:8
they will increase even more1×Exodus 1:10
they would outnumber1×Psalms 139:18
thrive1×Proverbs 29:16
to enrich1×Proverbs 22:16
to him who amasses1×Habakkuk 2:6
too much1×Proverbs 25:27
was greater than1×1 Kings 4:30
Wash me clean1×Psalms 51:2
were numerous1×1 Chronicles 5:23
who lavished1×Hosea 2:8
will be many1×Proverbs 4:10
Will he beg1×Job 41:3
will I multiply1×Jeremiah 33:22
will increase1×Daniel 12:4
will multiply1×Psalms 16:4
With increasing1×Ezekiel 16:25
with many1×2 Chronicles 16:8
with much1×Ecclesiastes 5:17
with plenty of1×Isaiah 30:33
would multiply1×Deuteronomy 7:22
Yet she multiplied1×Ezekiel 23:19
you and multiply1×Genesis 26:24
You grew up1×Ezekiel 16:7
You have enlarged1×Isaiah 9:3
you have increased1×Ezekiel 28:5
You multiplied1×Nehemiah 9:23
You shall increase1×Leviticus 25:16
you try many1×Jeremiah 46:11
You will increase1×Psalms 71:21
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 1:22וּרְב֗וּtoand multiplyConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralGenesis 1:22יִ֥רֶבtomultiplyVerb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singularGenesis 1:28וּרְב֛וּtoand multiplyConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralGenesis 3:16הַרְבָּ֤הtoI will sharply increaseVerb - Hifil - Infinitive absoluteGenesis 3:16אַרְבֶּה֙to. . .Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singularGenesis 7:17וַיִּרְבּ֣וּtoroseConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralGenesis 7:18וַיִּרְבּ֥וּtoand riseConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralGenesis 8:17וְרָב֖וּtoand multiplyConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralGenesis 9:1וּרְב֖וּtoand multiplyConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralGenesis 9:7וּרְב֑וּtoand multiplyConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 1:22
Aligned rows226
Books represented31
Genesis29Exodus11Leviticus3Numbers3Deuteronomy20Joshua3Judges31 Samuel52 Samuel71 Kings42 Kings31 Chronicles102 Chronicles9Ezra3Nehemiah8Job8Psalms10Proverbs11Ecclesiastes18Isaiah8Jeremiah10Lamentations2Ezekiel20Daniel2Hosea7Amos2Jonah1Nahum1Habakkuk1Haggai2Zechariah2
Source forms
הַרְבֵּ֥ה14xhar·bêhGenesis 15:1, Deuteronomy 3:5, 1 Samuel 26:21, 2 Samuel 8:8
הַרְבֵּ֖ה7xhar·bêhNehemiah 4:19, Ecclesiastes 1:16, Ecclesiastes 5:12, Ecclesiastes 5:17
הַרְבֵּ֣ה5xhar·bêhGenesis 41:49, Joshua 22:8, 1 Kings 4:29, 2 Kings 21:16
הִרְבָּ֖ה3xhir·bāhJudges 16:24, Jeremiah 46:16, Hosea 8:14
הַרְבֵּ֑ה3xhar·bêhNehemiah 4:1, Nehemiah 4:10, Ecclesiastes 5:7
הַרְבֵּה֙3xhar·bêhEcclesiastes 2:7, Ecclesiastes 12:12, Haggai 1:9
הַרְבֵּ֔ה3xhar·bêhEcclesiastes 5:20, Ecclesiastes 7:16, Isaiah 30:33
הַרְבֵּֽה׃3xhar·bêh2 Kings 10:18, Ecclesiastes 9:18, Ecclesiastes 12:9
Parsing patterns
Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute47xGenesis 3:16, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 16:10, Genesis 41:49
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular11xExodus 30:15, Deuteronomy 17:16, Deuteronomy 17:17, Job 41:3
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular10xGenesis 17:20, Genesis 26:4, Genesis 26:24, Exodus 7:3
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular9xDeuteronomy 1:10, Judges 16:24, 2 Kings 21:6, 2 Chronicles 33:6
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular9xExodus 1:10, Exodus 1:12, Deuteronomy 8:13, Deuteronomy 14:24
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural7xGenesis 7:17, Genesis 7:18, Genesis 38:12, Genesis 47:27
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular7xGenesis 3:16, Genesis 16:10, Genesis 22:17, Exodus 32:13
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural6xGenesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 9:1, Genesis 9:7
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Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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