רֹב rov

Hebrew word for “abundance” · Strong’s H7230 · used 149 times in 144 verses

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Meaning

1) multitude, abundance, greatness; 1a) multitude; 1a1) abundance, abundantly; 1a2) numerous; 1b) greatness

How it is translated

Glosses given for rov in context, with how often each is used:

• abundance 71
• multitude 42
• greatness 31
• ¿ a multitude 1
• ¿ with greatness 1
• more than greatness 1
• numerous things 1
• when it became numerous 1

Where it is used

Also in 13 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

1 Chronicles 22 (6), Ezekiel 27 (4), 2 Chronicles 9 (3), 2 Chronicles 30 (3), Isaiah 47 (3), Ezekiel 28 (3), Deuteronomy 28 (2), 1 Kings 1 (2), 1 Kings 10 (2), 1 Chronicles 29 (2)

Forms

• לרב 54
• ברב 33
• מרב 21
• רב 10
• ורב 9
• כרב 7
• וברב 6
• לרוב 2
• ומרב 2
• הרב 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with rov more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• מְאֹד meod “much” 13
• רַב rav “many” 14
• אֶבֶן even “stone” 10
• חֶסֶד chesed “kindness” 10
• רָבָה ravah “to multiply” 9
• אַיִן ayin “nothing” 12
• חוֹל chol “sand” 6
• צֹאן tson “flock” 9
• שְׁלֹמֹה shelomoh “Solomon” 9
• חַיִל chayil “strength” 8
• כֹּחַ koach “strength” 7
• יְרוּשָׁלִַם yerushalaim “Jerusalem” 10

Key verses

The verses using rov that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Genesis 48:16 — The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow…
• Psalms 5:10 — Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee.
• Psalms 33:16 — There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.
• Psalms 49:6 — They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
• Psalms 51:1 — [To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bath-sheba.] Have mercy upon me, O God, according to…
• Psalms 66:3 — Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.
• Psalms 72:7 — In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.
• Psalms 106:45 — And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercies.
• Isaiah 1:11 — To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight…
• Isaiah 63:1 — Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that…
• Isaiah 63:7 — I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the LORD, and the praises of the LORD, according to all that the LORD hath bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward…
• Hosea 9:7 — The days of visitation are come, the days of recompence are come; Israel shall know the prophet is a fool, the spiritual man is mad, for the multitude of thine…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.