רָבָה ravah

Hebrew word for “to multiply” · Strong’s H7235 · used 227 times in 212 verses

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Meaning

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

Senses in the lexicon

• to multiply (226)
• to shoot (1)

How it is translated

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

• will increase 31
• much 21
• increased 20
• will multiply 15
• multiply 11
• increase 10
• multiplied 10
• many 8
• great 7
• greatly 6
• may increase 5
• have increased 5

Where it is used

Also in 19 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Ecclesiastes 5 (5), Ezekiel 16 (5), Ezekiel 36 (5), Exodus 1 (4), Nehemiah 4 (3), Genesis 1 (2), Genesis 7 (2), Genesis 9 (2), Genesis 17 (2), Genesis 26 (2)

Forms

• הרבה 56
• ירבה 19
• ורבו 10
• והרביתי 10
• וירבו 8
• הרבו 8
• ארבה 7
• ותרבי 7
• ירבו 6
• והרבה 5

Words used with it

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

• מְאֹד meod “much” 31
• פָּרָה parah “be fruitful” 15
• מָעַט maat “to diminish” 11
• בָּרַךְ barakh “to bless” 14
• מְעַט meat “little” 9
• רֹב rov “abundance” 9
• כּוֹכָב kokhav “star” 7
• שָׁמַיִם shamayim “heaven” 11
• רַב rav “many” 11
• אָב av “father” 14
• גַּם gam “also” 12
• אַיִן ayin “nothing” 12

Key verses

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

• 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 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…
• 1 Chronicles 4:10 — And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou…
• 2 Chronicles 36:14 — Moreover all the chief of the priests, and the people, transgressed very much after all the abominations of the heathen; and polluted the house of the LORD…
• Ezra 9:6 — And said, O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God: for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our trespass is grown up…
• Isaiah 1:15 — And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.
• Isaiah 30:33 — For Tophet is ordained of old; yea, for the king it is prepared; he hath made it deep and large: the pile thereof is fire and much wood; the breath of the…
• Isaiah 55:7 — Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he…
• Jeremiah 30:19 — And out of them shall proceed thanksgiving and the voice of them that make merry: and I will multiply them, and they shall not be few; I will also glorify…
• Jeremiah 42:2 — And said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we beseech thee, our supplication be accepted before thee, and pray for us unto the LORD thy God, even for all this…
• Ezekiel 22:25 — There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they have devoured souls; they have taken the treasure and…
• Ezekiel 37:26 — Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them: and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my…

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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.