Lexical Summary rabah: to be or become much, many or great Original Word: רָבָהTransliteration: 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 רָֽבְתָה 1 Samuel 14:30; 2masculine singular וְרָבִ֫יתָ consecutive Deuteronomy 30:16; 3plural רָבוּ Ezra 9:6 +, etc.; Imperfect3masculine singular יִרְבֶּה Deuteronomy 8:13 +, jussive יִ֫רֶב Genesis 1:22 2 Chronicles 24:27 Qr (< ורב Kt, see רֹב 1), וַיִּ֫רֶב Exodus 1:20 3feminine singular תִּרְבֶּה Deuteronomy 7:22; Daniel 12:4, וַתֵּ֫רֶב Genesis 43:34; 1 Kings 5:10; 3masculine plural יִרְבּוּ Deuteronomy 11:31 +, יִרְבּוּן Psalm 139:18, יִרְבְּיֻן Deuteronomy 8:13 etc.; Imperative masculine singular וּרְבֵה Genesis 35:11; Infinitive construct רְבוֺת Exodus 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 רָבוּ 23:17; especially + פרה be 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; צַדִּיקִים Proverbs 28:28, צ ׳בִּרְבוֺת 29:2 (Toy רְדוֺת rule, "" מְשֹׁל ),׳בר רְשָׁעִים 29:16 (Toy id.). b. of animals Deuteronomy 7:22 (+ עַל person), 8:13; 1 Chronicles 5:9; + פרה Genesis 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 יִרְבֶּה Job 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 רַבֶּה Judges 9:29 enlarge thy host; Perfect2masculine singular בִּמְחִירֵיהֶם רִבִּיתָ Psalm 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 הִרְבָּה Hosea 8:11 +, suffix וְהִרְבְּךָֹ consecutive Deuteronomy 30:5; 2masculine singular הִרְבִּיתָ Isaiah 9:2 +, 1 singular הִרְבֵּיתִי Hosea 2:10 +, etc.; Imperfect יַרְבֶּה 12:2 +, וַ֫יֶּרֶב 2 Samuel 18:8; Lamentations 2:5 etc.; Imperative masculine singular הַרְבֵּה Ezekiel 24:10, הֶ֫רֶב Judges 20:38 + Psalm 51:4 Qr (הרבה Kt, Infinitive absolute), etc.; feminine singular הַרְבִּי Isaiah 23:16, masculine plural הַרְבּוּ Amos 4:4; Genesis 34:12; Infinitive absolute הַרְבֵּה 15:1 +, הַרְבָּה (BaNB 90, 91) 3:16; 16:10; 22:17; construct הַרְבּוֺת Deuteronomy 28:63 + (2 Samuel 14:11 Kt הרבית; Amos 4:9; Proverbs 25:27 see below); Participle מַרְבֶּה Exodus 16:17 +, construct מַרְבֵּה Leviticus 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 הִרְבָּה Jeremiah 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 הַרְבּוּ 34:12; opposed to הִמְעִיט Leviticus 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 הַרְבִּי 23:16; 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 (ל 3a); 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 הַרְבּוּ Amos 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 אַלֿ 1 Samuel 2:3 i.e. talk not so much; compare Psalm 51:4. e the Infinitive absolute (Ol§ 191 b Köii. 1, 555 Ges§ 75 ff.) is used: (1) אַרְבֶּה הַרְבָּה I 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 מְאֹד Genesis 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 מְאֹד Deuteronomy 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 מְעַט Haggai 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 רֹבֶה Genesis 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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