Ravav רָבַב
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| רָבַב | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | ravav |
| Strong's number | H7231 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to multiply |
| Occurrences | 21 in 21 verses |
| Most frequent in | Psalms (7) |
Ravav (Hebrew רָבַב, Strong's H7231) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to multiply”. It occurs 21 times in 21 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to be or become many, be or become much, be or become great
1a)(Qal)
1a1) to be or become many
1a2) to be or become great
1a3) to be long (of journey)
2) (Pual) ten thousands
1a)(Qal)
1a1) to be or become many
1a2) to be or become great
1a3) to be long (of journey)
2) (Pual) ten thousands
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | many (6), multiplied (3), increased (3), more (2), multiply (1), manifold (1), thousands (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | many (4), are many (2), multiply (1), is great (1), would multiply (1), because you were more numerous (1), if you multiply (1), have increased (1), abound (1), they are many (1), outnumber (1), tens of thousands (1), and 5 other renderings |
Verses
Every verse with Ravav, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Genesis
- Genesis 6:1And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,Now when men began to multiply on the face of the earth and daughters were born to them,
- Genesis 18:20And the Lord said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;Then the LORD said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great. Because their sin is so grievous,
Exodus
- Exodus 23:29I will not drive them out from before thee in one year; lest the land become desolate, and the beast of the field multiply against thee.I will not drive them out before you in a single year; otherwise the land would become desolate and wild animals would multiply against you.
Deuteronomy
- Deuteronomy 7:7The Lord did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people:The LORD did not set His affection on you and choose you because you were more numerous than the other peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples.
1 Samuel
- 1 Samuel 25:10And Nabal answered David’s servants, and said, Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse? there be many servants now a days that break away every man from his master.But Nabal asked them, “Who is David? Who is this son of Jesse? Many servants these days are breaking away from their masters.
Job
- Job 35:6If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? or if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?If you sin, what do you accomplish against Him? If you multiply your transgressions, what do you do to Him?
Psalms
- Psalm 3:1LORD, how are they increased that trouble me! many are they that rise up against me.O LORD, how my foes have increased! How many rise up against me!
- Psalm 4:7Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their wine increased.You have filled my heart with more joy than when grain and new wine abound.
- Psalm 25:19Consider mine enemies; for they are many; and they hate me with cruel hatred.Consider my enemies, for they are many, and they hate me with vicious hatred.
- Psalm 38:19But mine enemies are lively, and they are strong: and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.Many are my enemies without cause, and many hate me without reason.
- Psalm 69:4They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away.Those who hate me without cause outnumber the hairs of my head; many are those who would destroy me— my enemies for no reason. Though I did not steal, I must repay.
- Psalm 104:24O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.How many are Your works, O LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures.
- Psalm 144:13That our garners may be full, affording all manner of store: that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets:Our storehouses will be full, supplying all manner of produce; our flocks will bring forth thousands, tens of thousands in our fields.
Ecclesiastes
- Ecclesiastes 5:11When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good is there to the owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with their eyes?When good things increase, so do those who consume them; what then is the profit to the owner, except to behold them with his eyes?
Isaiah
- Isaiah 6:12And the Lord have removed men far away, and there be a great forsaking in the midst of the land.until the LORD has driven men far away and the land is utterly forsaken.
- Isaiah 22:9Ye have seen also the breaches of the city of David, that they are many: and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool.You saw that there were many breaches in the walls of the City of David. You collected water from the lower pool.
- Isaiah 59:12For our transgressions are multiplied before thee, and our sins testify against us: for our transgressions are with us; and as for our iniquities, we know them;For our transgressions are multiplied before You, and our sins testify against us. Our transgressions are indeed with us, and we know our iniquities:
- Isaiah 66:16For by fire and by his sword will the Lord plead with all flesh: and the slain of the Lord shall be many.For by fire and by His sword, the LORD will execute judgment on all flesh, and many will be slain by the LORD.
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 5:6Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased.Therefore a lion from the forest will strike them down, a wolf from the desert will ravage them. A leopard will lie in wait near their cities, and everyone who ventures out will be torn to pieces. For their rebellious acts are many, and their unfaithful deeds are numerous.
- Jeremiah 14:7O Lord, though our iniquities testify against us, do thou it for thy name’s sake: for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against thee.Although our iniquities testify against us, O LORD, act for the sake of Your name. Indeed, our rebellions are many; we have sinned against You.
- Jeremiah 46:23They shall cut down her forest, saith the Lord, though it cannot be searched; because they are more than the grasshoppers, and are innumerable.They will chop down her forest, declares the LORD, dense though it may be, for they are more numerous than locusts; they cannot be counted.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).