ra.vah H7235

רָבָה (ra.vah) means “to multiply” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

רָבָה Hebrew · H7235 227 tagged occurrences in 212 verses

Pronunciation guide: raw-baw' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H7235A

רָבָה · ra.vah · to multiply

1) be or become great, be or become many, be or become much, be or become numerous 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to become many, become numerous, multiply (of people, animals, things) 1a2) to be or grow great 1b) (Piel) to make large, enlarge, increase, become many 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to make much, make many, have many 1c1a) to multiply, increase 1c1b) to make much to do, do much in respect of, transgress greatly 1c1c) to increase greatly or exceedingly 1c2) to make great, enlarge, do much Aramaic equivalent: re.vah (רְבָה "to grow great" H7236)

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TBESH · H7235B

רָבָה · ra.vah · to shoot

(Qal) to shoot

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

a primitive root; to increase (in whatever respect)

KJV glosses: (bring in) abundance ([idiom] -antly), [phrase] archer (by mistake for H7232 (רָבַב)), be in authority, bring up, [idiom] continue, enlarge, excel, exceeding(-ly), be full of, (be, make) great(-er, -ly, [idiom] -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), [idiom] process (of time), sore, store, thoroughly, very.

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How translators render H7235

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
and multiply	19
multiplied	6
great	5
more	5
much	5
and multiply you	4
many	4
as numerous	3
increase	3
you have multiplied	3
a great	2
a great amount	2
an abundance	2
and i will multiply	2
exalts me	2
flourish	2
greatly	2
has multiplied	2
i will multiply	2
increases	2
may be multiplied	2
multiply	2
the more	2
the more they multiplied	2
will be multiplied	2
you multiply	2
a great amount of	1
a great cargo	1
a great number of	1
a great quantity of	1
a long	1
a lot	1
a wealth	1
accumulate	1
acquire many	1
acquire more	1
after a long	1
amount	1
and enlarge	1
and grow up	1
and have committed a grave	1
and i multiplied	1
and increase	1
and increased	1
and increases	1
and make it plentiful	1
and many	1
and much	1
and multiplied	1
and multiplied him	1
and multiplies	1
and reared	1
and rise	1
and there is so much	1
and they had many	1
and they multiply	1
and they will be as numerous	1
and they will multiply	1
and though i will multiply	1
and use an abundance	1
and very many	1
and will greatly	1
are higher than	1
are many	1
be excessively	1
become as numerous	1
boast	1
by lavish	1
deep	1
demand	1
do you gain	1
even more	1
from increasing	1
generously provided	1
give a larger	1
give more	1
grow large	1
had increased	1
hannah kept on	1
have been much greater	1
have many	1
he has multiplied	1
he multiplies	1
he often	1
he who gathered much	1
he who increases	1
he will freely	1
i will fill	1
i will greatly multiply	1
i will multiply them	1
i will sharply increase	1
in abundance	1
in number	1
in such abundance	1
in your growing	1
increased	1
is great	1
is greater	1
is multiplied	1
is too great	1
its abundant	1
larger than	1
many more	1
more from	1
more than	1
much more	1
multiplies	1
muster	1
numerous	1
of many	1
of the many	1
overly	1
pile on	1
plentiful	1
rose	1
sent many	1
she reared	1
sing many	1
so do many	1
so much	1
so you extended	1
take many	1
the more he increased	1
they continue	1
they had many	1
they multiplied	1
they once were	1
they will increase even more	1
they would outnumber	1
thrive	1
to enrich	1
to him who amasses	1
too much	1
was greater than	1
wash me clean	1
were numerous	1
who lavished	1
will be many	1
will he beg	1
will i multiply	1
will increase	1
will multiply	1
with increasing	1
with many	1
with much	1
with plenty of	1
would multiply	1
yet she multiplied	1
you and multiply	1
you grew up	1
you have enlarged	1
you have increased	1
you multiplied	1
you shall increase	1
you try many	1
you will increase	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
much	18
and multiply	14
many	10
multiply	6
and multiplied	5
increase	5
and i will multiply	4
increaseth	3
and many	2
and much	2
be multiplied	2
exceedingly	2
great	2
hath made me great	2
hath multiplied	2
increased	2
may be multiplied	2
more	2
shall be multiplied	2
thee and multiply	2
thou hast multiplied	2
thou shalt increase	2
were multiplied	2
abundance	1
against me and increasest	1
also i had great	1
also is full	1
also multipliedst	1
among us and multiplieth	1
and all that thou hast is multiplied	1
and became an archer	1
and brought up	1
and didst increase	1
and dost not increase	1
and enlarge	1
and had many	1
and hast increased	1
and hath increased	1
and i have multiplied	1
and i shall multiply	1
and i will make	1
and in process	1
and increase	1
and it came to pass as she continued	1
and it shall come to pass when ye be multiplied	1
and it yieldeth much	1
and made them exceeding	1
and multiplieth	1
and take thee much	1
and the greatness	1
and they shall increase	1
and thou hast increased	1
and to multiply	1
and took great	1
and were increased	1
and will increase	1
and will multiply	1
any more	1
are in authority	1
are increased	1
are multiplied	1
as they have increased	1
ask	1
be not over much	1
be too long	1
between me and thee and will multiply	1
but he shall not multiply	1
but thou hast multiplied	1
excelled	1
for had there not been now a much greater	1
for he shall not much	1
for he will abundantly	1
for much	1
for them i will increase	1
for they had many	1
for they shall be many	1
for we are many	1
from you yea when ye make many	1
great store	1
had great	1
had not many	1
hast thou increased	1
hath made many	1
he hath increased	1
he increaseth	1
he made many	1
he that gathered much	1
he would increase	1
heap	1
him and increased	1
him much	1
i will greatly	1
i will multiply	1
in abundance	1
is greater	1
is increased	1
is long	1
is multiplied	1
me throughly	1
more and more	1
much more	1
multiplied	1
neither shall he multiply	1
no more	1
not yea many a time	1
of many	1
or much	1
or whatsoever hath more	1
over much	1
plenteous	1
plenty	1
shall be increased	1
shall be many	1
shall increase	1
shall not give more	1
shalt thou use many	1
she nourished	1
sing many	1
so much as	1
so will i multiply	1
some more	1
sore	1
store	1
that increase	1
that they should make a great	1
that ye may be increased	1
thee and in multiplying	1
thee much more	1
them also so that they are multiplied	1
them and multiply	1
them and they shall increase	1
them they are more in number	1
they grow up	1
they have made her many	1
they increased	1
they multiplied	1
thou hast moreover multiplied	1
thou shalt give the more	1
though thou givest many	1
to him that increaseth	1
to increase	1
to multiply	1
to the end that he should multiply	1
unto her i will multiply	1
unto them i will multiply	1
upon thee and multiply	1
very	1
was long	1
will he make many	1
with thee and that ye may increase	1
with them lest they multiply	1
ye have multiplied	1
ye shall give many	1
ye shall give the more	1
yet she multiplied	1

Verses containing H7235

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Genesis 1:22 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters of the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.”
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Genesis 1:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.”
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Genesis 3:16 · BSB · 2 occurrences
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.”
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Genesis 7:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For forty days the flood kept coming on the earth, and the waters rose and lifted the ark high above the earth.
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Genesis 7:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So the waters continued to surge and rise greatly on the earth, and the ark floated on the surface of the waters.
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Genesis 8:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.”
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Genesis 9:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.
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Genesis 9:7 · BSB · 2 occurrences
But as for you, be fruitful and multiply; spread out across the earth and multiply upon it.”
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Genesis 15:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.”
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Genesis 16:10 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Then the angel added, “I will greatly multiply your offspring so that they will be too numerous to count.”
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Genesis 17:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I will establish My covenant between Me and you, and I will multiply you exceedingly.”
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Genesis 17:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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Genesis 21:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And God was with the boy, and he grew up and settled in the wilderness and became a great archer.
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Genesis 22:17 · BSB · 2 occurrences
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.
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Genesis 26:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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,
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Genesis 26:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.”
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Genesis 28:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, so that you may become a company of peoples.
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Genesis 34:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Demand a high dowry and an expensive gift, and I will give you whatever you ask. Only give me the girl as my wife!”
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Genesis 35:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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Genesis 38:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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Genesis 41:49 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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Genesis 43:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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Genesis 47:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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Genesis 48:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.’
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Exodus 1:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
but the Israelites were fruitful and increased rapidly; they multiplied and became exceedingly numerous, so that the land was filled with them.
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Exodus 1:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.”
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Exodus 1:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and flourished; so the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites.
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Exodus 1:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So God was good to the midwives, and the people multiplied and became even more numerous.
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Exodus 7:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and though I will multiply My signs and wonders in the land of Egypt,
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Exodus 11:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The LORD said to Moses, “Pharaoh will not listen to you, so that My wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.”
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Exodus 16:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So the Israelites did this. Some gathered more, and some less.
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Exodus 16:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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Exodus 30:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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Exodus 32:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.’”
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Exodus 36:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and said to Moses, “The people are bringing more than enough for doing the work the LORD has commanded us to do.”
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Leviticus 11:42 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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Leviticus 25:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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Leviticus 26:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I will turn toward you and make you fruitful and multiply you, and I will establish My covenant with you.
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Numbers 26:54 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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Numbers 33:54 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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Numbers 35:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.”
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Deuteronomy 1:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The LORD your God has multiplied you, so that today you are as numerous as the stars in the sky.
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Deuteronomy 3:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
All these cities were fortified with high walls and gates and bars, and there were many more unwalled villages.
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Deuteronomy 6:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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Deuteronomy 7:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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Deuteronomy 7:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The LORD your God will drive out these nations before you little by little. You will not be enabled to eliminate them all at once, or the wild animals would multiply around you.
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Deuteronomy 8:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You must carefully follow every commandment I am giving you today, so that you may live and multiply, and enter and possess the land that the LORD swore to give your fathers.
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Deuteronomy 8:13 · BSB · 3 occurrences
and when your herds and flocks grow large and your silver and gold increase and all that you have is multiplied,
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Deuteronomy 11:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
so that as long as the heavens are above the earth, your days and those of your children may be multiplied in the land that the LORD swore to give your fathers.
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Deuteronomy 13:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Nothing devoted to destruction shall cling to your hands, so that the LORD will turn from His fierce anger, grant you mercy, show you compassion, and multiply you as He swore to your fathers,
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Source alternate reference: 13.18

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