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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Hosea 8:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Israel has forgotten his Maker and built palaces; Judah has multiplied its fortified cities. But I will send fire upon their cities, and it will consume their citadels.
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Hosea 10:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Israel was a luxuriant vine, yielding fruit for himself. The more his fruit increased, the more he increased the altars. The better his land produced, the better he made the sacred pillars.
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Hosea 12:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Ephraim feeds on the wind and pursues the east wind all day long; he multiplies lies and violence; he makes a covenant with Assyria and sends olive oil to Egypt.
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Source alternate reference: 12.2
Hosea 12:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I spoke through the prophets and multiplied their visions; I gave parables through the prophets.
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Source alternate reference: 12.11
Amos 4:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Go to Bethel and transgress; rebel even more at Gilgal! Bring your sacrifices every morning, your tithes every three days.
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Amos 4:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“I struck you with blight and mildew in your growing gardens and vineyards; the locust devoured your fig and olive trees, yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD.
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Jonah 4:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So should I not care about the great city of Nineveh, which has more than 120,000 people who cannot tell their right hand from their left, and many cattle as well?”
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Nahum 3:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You have multiplied your merchants more than the stars of the sky. The young locust strips the land and flies away.
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Habakkuk 2:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Will not all of these take up a taunt against him, speaking with mockery and derision: ‘Woe to him who amasses what is not his and makes himself rich with many loans! How long will this go on?’
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Haggai 1:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You have planted much but harvested little. You eat but never have enough. You drink but never have your fill. You put on clothes but never get warm. You earn wages to put into a bag pierced through.”
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Haggai 1:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You expected much, but behold, it amounted to little. And what you brought home, I blew away. Why? declares the LORD of Hosts. Because My house still lies in ruins, while each of you is busy with his own house.
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Zechariah 10:8 · BSB · 2 occurrences
I will whistle for them to gather, for I have redeemed them; and they will be as numerous as they once were.
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