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

Page 3 of 5. 212 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

2 Chronicles 33:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
but he did not humble himself before the LORD as his father Manasseh had done; instead, Amon increased his guilt.
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2 Chronicles 36:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Furthermore, all the leaders of the priests and the people multiplied their unfaithful deeds, following all the abominations of the nations, and they defiled the house of the LORD, which He had consecrated in Jerusalem.
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Ezra 9:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and said: “O my God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift up my face to You, my God, because our iniquities are higher than our heads, and our guilt has reached the heavens.
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Ezra 10:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
While Ezra prayed and made this confession, weeping and falling facedown before the house of God, a very large assembly of Israelites—men, women, and children—gathered around him, and the people wept bitterly as well.
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Ezra 10:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But there are many people here, and it is the rainy season. We are not able to stay out in the open. Nor is this the work of one or two days, for we have transgressed greatly in this matter.
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Nehemiah 2:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
so the king said to me, “Why is your face sad, though you are not ill? This could only be sadness of the heart.” I was overwhelmed with fear
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Nehemiah 4:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now when Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he was furious and filled with indignation. He ridiculed the Jews
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Source alternate reference: 3.33
Nehemiah 4:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Meanwhile, the people of Judah said: “The strength of the laborer fails, and there is so much rubble that we will never be able to rebuild the wall.”
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Source alternate reference: 4.4
Nehemiah 4:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then I said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people: “The work is great and extensive, and we are spread out far from one another along the wall.
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Source alternate reference: 4.13
Nehemiah 5:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Each day one ox, six choice sheep, and some fowl were prepared for me, and once every ten days an abundance of all kinds of wine was provided. But I did not demand the food allotted to the governor, because the burden on the people was so heavy.
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Nehemiah 6:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Also in those days, the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah, and Tobiah’s letters kept coming to them.
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Nehemiah 9:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You multiplied their descendants like the stars of heaven and brought them to the land You had told their fathers to enter and possess.
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Nehemiah 9:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Its abundant harvest goes to the kings You have set over us because of our sins. And they rule over our bodies and our livestock as they please. We are in great distress.
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Job 9:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For He would crush me with a tempest and multiply my wounds without cause.
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Job 10:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You produce new witnesses against me and multiply Your anger toward me. Hardships assault me in wave after wave.
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Job 27:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Though his sons are many, they are destined for the sword; and his offspring will never have enough food.
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Job 29:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So I thought: ‘I will die in my nest and multiply my days as the sand.
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Job 33:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Behold, you are not right in this matter. I will answer you, for God is greater than man.
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Job 34:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For he adds rebellion to his sin; he claps his hands among us and multiplies his words against God.”
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Job 39:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Their young ones thrive and grow up in the open field; they leave and do not return.
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Job 41:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Will he beg you for mercy or speak to you softly?
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Source alternate reference: 40.27
Psalms 16:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Sorrows will multiply to those who chase other gods. I will not pour out their libations of blood, or speak their names with my lips.
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Psalms 18:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You have given me Your shield of salvation; Your right hand upholds me, and Your gentleness exalts me.
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Source alternate reference: 18.36
Psalms 44:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You sell Your people for nothing; no profit do You gain from their sale.
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Source alternate reference: 44.13
Psalms 49:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Do not be afraid when a man grows rich, when the splendor of his house increases.
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Source alternate reference: 49.17
Psalms 51:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Wash me clean of my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.
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Source alternate reference: 51.4
Psalms 71:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You will increase my honor and comfort me once again.
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Psalms 78:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And yet He was compassionate; He forgave their iniquity and did not destroy them. He often restrained His anger and did not unleash His full wrath.
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Psalms 107:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He blesses them, and they multiply greatly; He does not let their herds diminish.
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Psalms 130:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
O Israel, put your hope in the LORD, for with the LORD is loving devotion, and with Him is redemption in abundance.
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Psalms 139:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If I were to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand; and when I awake, I am still with You.
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Proverbs 4:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Listen, my son, and receive my words, and the years of your life will be many.
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Proverbs 6:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He will not be appeased by any ransom, or persuaded by lavish gifts.
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Proverbs 9:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For through wisdom your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life.
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Proverbs 13:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Dishonest wealth will dwindle, but what is earned through hard work will be multiplied.
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Proverbs 22:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself or giving gifts to the rich will surely lead to poverty.
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Proverbs 25:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
It is not good to eat too much honey or to search out one’s own glory.
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Proverbs 28:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He who increases his wealth by interest and usury lays it up for one who is kind to the poor.
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Proverbs 28:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When the wicked come to power, people hide themselves; but when they perish, the righteous flourish.
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Proverbs 29:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When the righteous flourish, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan.
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Proverbs 29:16 · BSB · 2 occurrences
When the wicked thrive, rebellion increases; but the righteous will see their downfall.
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Ecclesiastes 1:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I said to myself, “Behold, I have grown and increased in wisdom beyond all those before me who were over Jerusalem, and my mind has observed a wealth of wisdom and knowledge.”
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Ecclesiastes 2:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I acquired menservants and maidservants, and servants were born in my house. I also owned more herds and flocks than anyone in Jerusalem before me,
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Ecclesiastes 5:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For as many dreams bring futility, so do many words. Therefore, fear God.
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Source alternate reference: 5.6
Ecclesiastes 5:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When good things increase, so do those who consume them; what then is the profit to the owner, except to behold them with his eyes?
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Source alternate reference: 5.10
Ecclesiastes 5:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The sleep of the worker is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of the rich man permits him no sleep.
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Source alternate reference: 5.11
Ecclesiastes 5:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Moreover, all his days he eats in darkness, with much sorrow, sickness, and anger.
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Source alternate reference: 5.16
Ecclesiastes 5:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For a man seldom considers the days of his life, because God keeps him occupied with the joy of his heart.
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Source alternate reference: 5.19
Ecclesiastes 6:11 · BSB · 2 occurrences
For the more words, the more futility—and how does that profit anyone?
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Ecclesiastes 7:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Do not be overly righteous, and do not make yourself too wise. Why should you destroy yourself?
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