7235. rabah
Lexical Summary
rabah: to be or become much, many or great
Original Word: רָבָה
Transliteration: rabah
Phonetic Spelling: (raw-baw')
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to be or become much, many or great
Meaning: to be or become much, many or great
Strong's Concordance
bring in abundance,

A primitive root; to increase (in whatever respect) -- (bring in) abundance (X -antly), + archer (by mistake for rabab), be in authority, bring up, X continue, enlarge, excel, exceeding(-ly), be full of, (be, make) great(-er, -ly, X -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), X process (of time), sore, store, thoroughly, very.

see HEBREW rabab

Brown-Driver-Briggs

H7235. rabah

I. [רָבָה‎]225 verb be, or become, much, many, great (Late Hebrew id.; Assyrian rabû, be great, grow; Arabic Aramaic רְבָא‎; , , all grow, increase); —

Qal59, Perfect3feminine singular רָֽבְתָה1 Samuel 14:30; 2masculine singular וְרָבִ֫יתָ‎ consecutive Deuteronomy 30:16; 3plural רָבוּEzra 9:6 +, etc.; Imperfect3masculine singular יִרְבֶּהDeuteronomy 8:13 +, jussive יִ֫רֶבGenesis 1:22 2 Chronicles 24:27 Qr (< ורב‎ Kt, see רֹב

1), וַיִּ֫רֶבExodus 1:20 3feminine singular תִּרְבֶּהDeuteronomy 7:22; Daniel 12:4, וַתֵּ֫רֶבGenesis 43:34; 1 Kings 5:10; 3masculine plural יִרְבּוּDeuteronomy 11:31 +, יִרְבּוּןPsalm 139:18, יִרְבְּיֻןDeuteronomy 8:13 etc.; Imperative masculine singular וּרְבֵהGenesis 35:11; Infinitive construct רְבוֺתExodus 11:9 +; — Participle רֹבֶה‎ see II. רבה‎; —

1 become many, numerous:

a. of people, Exodus 1:10, 12 (J), 1:20 (E), Deuteronomy 6:3; 8:1; 30:16; Zechariah 10:8; 1 Chronicles 5:23 לְמָ֑עְלָה רָבוּ23:17; especially + פרהbe fruitful and multiply Jeremiah 3:16; 23:3 (figurative of flock), Genesis 47:27b (P), Exodus 1:7 (P), Psalm 107:38 also (of man and beast) Ezekiel 36:11; of children Job 27:14; צַדִּיקִיםProverbs 28:28, צ ׳בִּרְבוֺת29:2 (Toy רְדוֺתrule, "" מְשֹׁל‎ ),׳בר רְשָׁעִים29:16 (Toy id.).

b. of animals Deuteronomy 7:22 (+ עַל‎ person), 8:13; 1 Chronicles 5:9; + פרהGenesis 1:22; 8:17 (both P; compare Ezekiel 36:11 above).

c. of things Deuteronomy 8:13 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 31:5; Exodus 11:9 (P), Ecclesiastes 5:10; of sins Ezra 9:6 (+ לְמַ֫עְלָה‎), Proverbs 29:16; + מִן‎ compare Psalm 16:4; 139:18; of days Genesis 38:12 (J), Deuteronomy 11:21; 1 Samuel 7:2; Proverbs 9:11, years of life 4:10; of waters Genesis 7:17 (J), 7:18 (P).

2. a. be great: (I) of things Genesis 43:24 (J; + מִן‎ compare), 1 Samuel 14:30; of way = be long Deuteronomy 19:6 and (מִן‎ compare person) 14:24 be too long for; of wisdom 1 Kings 5:10 (מִן‎ compare). (2) of person, מֵאֱנוֺשׁ אֱלֹהִים יִרְבֶּהJob 33:12 i.e. is too great for (De and others); has loftier, nobler thoughts (Di Bu), but no "".

b. grow great (Aramaism): (I) of person, = grow up Ezekiel 16:7 ( + גָּדַל‎), Job 39:4. (2) of glory Psalm 49:17, knowledge Daniel 12:4. — 2 Chronicles 24:27 see above

Pi:4., make large, increase; — Imperative masculine singularצְבָאֲךָ רַבֶּהJudges 9:29 enlarge thy host; Perfect2masculine singular בִּמְחִירֵיהֶם רִבִּיתָPsalm 44:13 thou hast not made great with their price (set a high price; so Ew De Che and others); or increased (that is, thy wealth) by their price (Hup Bae); = bring up, rear (children) Lamentations 2:22 (+ טמּח‎), whelps Ezekiel 19:2 (in figurative).

Hiph`il162 Perfect3masculine singular הִרְבָּהHosea 8:11 +, suffix וְהִרְבְּךָֹ‎ consecutive Deuteronomy 30:5; 2masculine singular הִרְבִּיתָIsaiah 9:2 +, 1 singular הִרְבֵּיתִיHosea 2:10 +, etc.; Imperfect יַרְבֶּה12:2 +, וַ֫יֶּרֶב2 Samuel 18:8; Lamentations 2:5 etc.; Imperative masculine singular הַרְבֵּהEzekiel 24:10, הֶ֫רֶבJudges 20:38 + Psalm 51:4 Qr (הרבה‎ Kt, Infinitive absolute), etc.; feminine singular הַרְבִּיIsaiah 23:16, masculine plural הַרְבּוּAmos 4:4; Genesis 34:12; Infinitive absolute הַרְבֵּה15:1 +, הַרְבָּה‎ (BaNB 90, 91) 3:16; 16:10; 22:17; construct הַרְבּוֺתDeuteronomy 28:63 + (2 Samuel 14:11 Kt הרבית‎; Amos 4:9; Proverbs 25:27 see below); Participle מַרְבֶּהExodus 16:17 +, construct מַרְבֵּהLeviticus 11:42, etc.; —

1 make much, or many:

a.

object person (or a people), multiply, increase Genesis 16:10; 17:20; Isaiah 9:2 +; Ezekiel 36:10 (+ עַל‎ person), 36:11 (man and beast; + id.); Deuteronomy 30:5 (+ מִן‎ compare person); + פרה‎ Hiph`il Genesis 28:3; 48:4 (both P); כּוֺשֵׁל הִרְבָּהJeremiah 46:16 = he made many stumble; = have many 1 Chronicles 7:4; 8:40; 23:11.

b.

object animals Deuteronomy 17:16 (twice in verse) (compare Ezekiel 36:11 above).

c.

object things Hosea 2:10; 8:11, 14; Genesis 3:16 +; וּמַתָּן מֹהַר מְאֹד עָלַי הַרְבּוּ34:12; opposed to הִמְעִיטLeviticus 26:16; Numbers 26:54; 33:54; object words Ecclesiastes 10:14 (see Job 34:37 below

2), compare Isaiah 1:15; Job 40:27, שִׂיר הַרְבִּי23:16; object days Job 29:18 (like sand); = use many (medicines) Jeremiah 46:11; have many (feet) Leviticus 11:42; bring abundantly2 Chronicles 31:5; yield abundantly Nehemiah 9:37; with ל‎ of object Hosea 10:1 (ל3a); object omitted Habakkuk 2:6; Proverbs 22:16, also (opposed to מעט‎ [usually Hiph`il]) Exodus 16:17-18, 30:15; Numbers 35:8 (all P), Proverbs 13:11.

d. (1) followed by infinitive, make much to do, do much in respect of, = do much, abundantly; greatly, often, etc. (Dr181, 12): לִפְשֹׁעַ הַרְבּוּAmos 4:4 = transgress greatly, so Ezra 10:13, compare 2 Kings 21:6 2 Chronicles 33:6; further, Isaiah 55:7; Exodus 36:5; 2 Chronicles 36:14; Psalm 78:38, also 2 Samuel 14:11 (Kt מהרבית‎, Qr מֵהַרְבַּת‎, read probably מֵהַרְבוֺת‎ Drreff. Ges§ 75 ff. Th Löhr); + מִן‎ compare 18:8; 1 Samuel 1:12 = pray a long time; Judges 20:38 strike out הֶרֶב‎ as dittograph of הארב‎ Be Bu GFM. (2) followed by finite verb (Drsm Ges§ 120g), תְדַבְּרוּ תַּרְבּוּ אַלֿ1 Samuel 2:3 i.e. talk not so much; compare Psalm 51:4.

e the Infinitive absolute (Ol§ 191 bii. 1, 555 Ges§ 75 ff.) is used: (1) אַרְבֶּה הַרְבָּהI will greatly increase Genesis 3:16; 16:10; 22:17 (all J; Ges§ 113n); (2) וְהַרְבֵּה‎ carrying on infinitive construct Ezekiel 21:20; -3הַרְבֵּה‎ as adverb (c. verbs and [Ecclesiastes 7:16] adjective ), greatly, exceedingly, etc., especially ׳ה מְאֹדGenesis 41:49 (E), 1 Samuel 26:21; 2 Samuel 12:30 +? 20:2, Joshua 13:1 (D), 2 Kings 21:16; Nehemiah 2:2; perhaps also 1 Kings 5:9. 10:10 (both with נָתַן‎), 10:11 (with הֵבִיא‎), Jeremiah 40:12 (with אָסַף‎), 2 Chronicles 14:12 (with נָשָׂא‎); הַרְבֵּה‎ alone 2 Kings 10:8 (opposed to מְעָ֑ט‎), Nehemiah 3:33; Ecclesiastes 1:16; 5:19; 7:16-17, Psalm 51:4 Kt (Qr הֶרֶב‎ Imperative); (4) as adjective attributive (KöSynt.:§ 318 e ), ׳ח מְאֹדDeuteronomy 3:5; Joshua 22:8 (D; "" רַבמְֿאֹד‎ ), 2 Samuel 8:8 (מְאֹד רַבָּה‎ in "" 1 Chronicles 18:18), 1 Chronicles 12:2; Isaiah 30:33; 2 Chronicles 32:27; so הַרְבֵּה‎ alone Nehemiah 4:4; 4:13 (+ רְחָבָה‎), Ezra 10:1 (preceding n., compare 1. רַב‎), Ecclesiastes 2:7; 5:6; 5:16 (reading כעס‎ as n., Ew De Hi-Now and others), 6:11; 9:18; 11:8a 12:9, 12 (twice in verse),הַרְבּוֺת‎ alone Proverbs 25:27 (Toy reads הַרְבֵּה‎); מְאֹד חִרְבֵּה‎ as predicate Genesis 15:1 (J; Samaritan אַרְבֶּה‎), Ecclesiastes 11:8b Psalm 130:7 (adverb Bae); (5) הַרְבֵּה‎ as concrete noun (KöSynt.:§ 318 a) 2 Samuel 14 Jeremiah 42:2 (בֶּה‎- van d. H.), with מִן‎ compare, 2 Chronicles 25:9; Jonah 4:11; as object (or adverb), opposed to מְעַטHaggai 1:6, 9; Ecclesiastes 5:11; late in adverb phrase ((מְאֹדׅ לְהַרְבֵּה‎) Nehemiah 5:18; 2 Chronicles 11:12; 16:8; הַרְבּוֺת‎ as noun Amos 4:9 (read probably הֶחֱרַבְתַּי‎ We Now).

2 make great, object person 2 Samuel 22:36 = Psalm 18:36; enlarge border 1 Chronicles 4:10; perhaps also Job 34:37 make words great, presumptuous, against God (לְאֵל‎; so BuhlLex; most make many words, 1c).

II. [רָבָה‎] verb shoot (compare II. רָבַב‎, I. רָמָה‎); — only

Qal Participle קַשָּׁ֑ת רֹבֶהGenesis 21:20 < קָ֑שֶׁת רֹבֵה‎, Kn Di and others, but read probably ק ׳דֹמֵה‎ Ol Ball, one shooting the bow.

רְבִיבִים רַבִּית, רִבּוֺ(אׅ, רַבָּה,‎, see רבב‎.








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