רָבָה
ra.vah
1. be or become great, be or become many, be or become much, be or become numerous
a. (Qal)
1. to become many, become numerous, multiply (of people, animals, things)
2. to be or grow great
b. (Piel) to make large, enlarge, increase, become many
c. (Hiphil)
1. to make much, make many, have many
a. to multiply, increase
b. to make much to do, do much in respect of, transgress greatly
c. to increase greatly or exceedingly
2. to make great, enlarge, do much
Aramaic equivalent: re.vah (רְבָה "to grow great" H7236)
(Qal) to shoot
Lexicon: STEPBible Tyndale House Brief Lexicons (TBESH / TBESG) (CC BY 4.0)
Translated as (BSB)
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Concordance 211 verses
- Hosea 10:1 הִרְבָּה֙
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.
- Hosea 12:1 יַרְבֶּ֑ה
Ephraim chases 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.
- Hosea 12:10 הִרְבֵּ֑יתִי
I spoke through the prophets and multiplied their visions; I gave parables through the prophets.
- Amos 4:4 הַרְבּ֣וּ
“Go to Bethel and transgress; rebel even more at Gilgal! Bring your sacrifices every morning, your tithes every three days.
- Amos 4:9 הַרְבּ֨וֹת
“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.
- Jonah 4:11 הַרְבֵּה֩
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?”
- Nahum 3:16 הִרְבֵּית֙
You have multiplied your merchants more than the stars of the sky. The young locust strips the land and flies away.
- Habakkuk 2:6 הַמַּרְבֶּ֣ה
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?’
- Haggai 1:6 הַרְבֵּ֜ה
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.”
- Haggai 1:9 הַרְבֵּה֙
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.
- Zechariah 10:8 וְרָב֖וּרָבֽוּ׃
I will whistle for them to gather, for I have redeemed them; and they will be as numerous as they once were.
