H7235: רָבָה
râbâh · pronounced raw-baw' · “to multiply”
Definition
to increase (in whatever respect)
KJV translates it as: (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.
Word origin: a primitive root;
Extended definition
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)
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H7235 is translated
- much ×19
- i will increase ×10
- multiply ×9
- increase ×8
- i will multiply ×7
- they increased ×6
- they multiplied ×6
- many ×6
- he will increase ×6
- greatly ×6
- you ×5
- you will increase ×5
Bible verses with H7235 (râbâh)
Râbâh appears in 212 verses; the first 25 are shown below.
- Genesis 1:22
And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
- Genesis 1:28
And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
- Genesis 3:16
Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
- Genesis 7:17
And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth.
- Genesis 7:18
And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters.
- Genesis 8:17
Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee, of all flesh, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth.
- Genesis 9:1
And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.
- Genesis 9:7
And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein.
- Genesis 15:1
After these things the word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.
- Genesis 16:10
And the angel of the Lord said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.
- Genesis 17:2
And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.
- Genesis 17:20
And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.
- Genesis 21:20
And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.
- Genesis 22:17
That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
- Genesis 26:4
And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;
- Genesis 26:24
And the Lord appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham’s sake.
- Genesis 28:3
And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people;
- Genesis 34:12
Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me: but give me the damsel to wife.
- Genesis 35:11
And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins;
- Genesis 38:12
And in process of time the daughter of Shuah Judah’s wife died; and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his sheepshearers to Timnath, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.
- Genesis 41:49
And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering; for it was without number.
- Genesis 43:34
And he took and sent messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin’s mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him.
- Genesis 47:27
And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and they had possessions therein, and grew, and multiplied exceedingly.
- Genesis 48:4
And said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a multitude of people; and will give this land to thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession.
- Exodus 1:7
And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.
All 212 references
- Exodus 1:10
- Exodus 1:12
- Exodus 1:20
- Exodus 7:3
- Exodus 11:9
- Exodus 16:17
- Exodus 16:18
- Exodus 30:15
- Exodus 32:13
- Exodus 36:5
- Leviticus 11:42
- Leviticus 25:16
- Leviticus 26:9
- Numbers 26:54
- Numbers 33:54
- Numbers 35:8
- Deuteronomy 1:10
- Deuteronomy 3:5
- Deuteronomy 6:3
- Deuteronomy 7:13
- Deuteronomy 7:22
- Deuteronomy 8:1
- Deuteronomy 8:13
- Deuteronomy 11:21
- Deuteronomy 13:17
- Deuteronomy 14:24
- Deuteronomy 17:16
- Deuteronomy 17:17
- Deuteronomy 19:6
- Deuteronomy 28:63
- Deuteronomy 30:5
- Deuteronomy 30:16
- Joshua 13:1
- Joshua 22:8
- Joshua 24:3
- Judges 9:29
- Judges 16:24
- Judges 20:38
- 1 Samuel 1:12
- 1 Samuel 2:3
- 1 Samuel 7:2
- 1 Samuel 14:30
- 1 Samuel 26:21
- 2 Samuel 1:4
- 2 Samuel 8:8
- 2 Samuel 12:2
- 2 Samuel 12:30
- 2 Samuel 14:11
- 2 Samuel 18:8
- 2 Samuel 22:36
- 1 Kings 4:29
- 1 Kings 4:30
- 1 Kings 10:10
- 1 Kings 10:11
- 2 Kings 10:18
- 2 Kings 21:6
- 2 Kings 21:16
- 1 Chronicles 4:10
- 1 Chronicles 4:27
- 1 Chronicles 5:9
- 1 Chronicles 5:23
- 1 Chronicles 7:4
- 1 Chronicles 8:40
- 1 Chronicles 20:2
- 1 Chronicles 23:11
- 1 Chronicles 23:17
- 1 Chronicles 27:23
- 2 Chronicles 11:12
- 2 Chronicles 14:13
- 2 Chronicles 16:8
- 2 Chronicles 24:27
- 2 Chronicles 25:9
- 2 Chronicles 31:5
- 2 Chronicles 32:27
- 2 Chronicles 33:6
- 2 Chronicles 33:23
- 2 Chronicles 36:14
- Ezra 9:6
- Ezra 10:1
- Ezra 10:13
- Nehemiah 2:2
- Nehemiah 4:1
- Nehemiah 4:10
- Nehemiah 4:19
- Nehemiah 5:18
- Nehemiah 6:17
- Nehemiah 9:23
- Nehemiah 9:37
- Job 9:17
- Job 10:17
- Job 27:14
- Job 29:18
- Job 33:12
- Job 34:37
- Job 39:4
- Job 41:3
- Psalms 16:4
- Psalms 18:35
- Psalms 44:12
- Psalms 49:16
- Psalms 51:2
- Psalms 71:21
- Psalms 78:38
- Psalms 107:38
- Psalms 130:7
- Psalms 139:18
- Proverbs 4:10
- Proverbs 6:35
- Proverbs 9:11
- Proverbs 13:11
- Proverbs 22:16
- Proverbs 25:27
- Proverbs 28:8
- Proverbs 28:28
- Proverbs 29:2
- Proverbs 29:16
- Ecclesiastes 1:16
- Ecclesiastes 2:7
- Ecclesiastes 5:7
- Ecclesiastes 5:11
- Ecclesiastes 5:12
- Ecclesiastes 5:17
- Ecclesiastes 5:20
- Ecclesiastes 6:11
- Ecclesiastes 7:16
- Ecclesiastes 7:17
- Ecclesiastes 9:18
- Ecclesiastes 10:14
- Ecclesiastes 11:8
- Ecclesiastes 12:9
- Ecclesiastes 12:12
- Isaiah 1:15
- Isaiah 9:3
- Isaiah 23:16
- Isaiah 30:33
- Isaiah 40:29
- Isaiah 51:2
- Isaiah 55:7
- Isaiah 57:9
- Jeremiah 2:22
- Jeremiah 3:16
- Jeremiah 23:3
- Jeremiah 29:6
- Jeremiah 30:19
- Jeremiah 33:22
- Jeremiah 40:12
- Jeremiah 42:2
- Jeremiah 46:11
- Jeremiah 46:16
- Lamentations 2:5
- Lamentations 2:22
- Ezekiel 11:6
- Ezekiel 16:7
- Ezekiel 16:25
- Ezekiel 16:26
- Ezekiel 16:29
- Ezekiel 16:51
- Ezekiel 19:2
- Ezekiel 21:15
- Ezekiel 22:25
- Ezekiel 23:19
- Ezekiel 24:10
- Ezekiel 28:5
- Ezekiel 31:5
- Ezekiel 36:10
- Ezekiel 36:11
- Ezekiel 36:29
- Ezekiel 36:30
- Ezekiel 36:37
- Ezekiel 37:26
- Daniel 11:39
- Daniel 12:4
- Hosea 2:8
- Hosea 4:7
- Hosea 8:11
- Hosea 8:14
- Hosea 10:1
- Hosea 12:1
- Hosea 12:10
- Amos 4:4
- Amos 4:9
- Jonah 4:11
- Nahum 3:16
- Habakkuk 2:6
- Haggai 1:6
- Haggai 1:9
- Zechariah 10:8