Ravah רָבָה

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Ravah
רָבָה
Transliterationravah
Strong's numberH7235 (H7235A, H7235B)
LanguageHebrew
Part of speechverb
Glossto multiply
Occurrences227 in 212 verses
Most frequent inGenesis (24)

Ravah (Hebrew רָבָה, Strong's H7235) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to multiply”. It occurs 227 times in 212 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

H7235A: to multiply

1) be or become great, be or become many, be or become much, be or become numerous
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)

H7235B: to shoot

(Qal) to shoot

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVmultiply (40), much (29), multiplied (29), many (28), increase (19), increased (15), more (12), great (8), increaseth (5), long (3), exceedingly (2), greater (2), and 29 other renderings
BSBmultiply (21), more (8), much (8), many (8), great (7), multiplied (7), i will multiply (4), numerous (4), multiply you (4), increase (4), great amount (3), abundance (3), and 121 other renderings

Verses

Every verse with Ravah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Genesis

Exodus

Leviticus

Numbers

Deuteronomy

Joshua

Judges

1 Samuel

2 Samuel

1 Kings

2 Kings

1 Chronicles

2 Chronicles

Ezra

Nehemiah

Job

Psalms

Proverbs

Ecclesiastes

Isaiah

Jeremiah

Lamentations

Ezekiel

Daniel

Hosea

Amos

Jonah

Nahum

Habakkuk

Haggai

Zechariah

Notes

  1. 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.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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