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רָבָה H7235
H7235 is the Hebrew word רָבָה, transliterated râbâh and said raw-baw'. The King James Version most often renders it multiply.
What it means
to increase (in whatever respect).
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 135 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: (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.
Verses using רָבָה
The first 40 of 199 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 1:22 · KJV
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 · KJV
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 · KJV
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 · KJV
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 · KJV
And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters.
Genesis 8:17 · KJV
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 · KJV
And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.
Genesis 9:7 · KJV
And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein.
Genesis 15:1 · KJV
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 · KJV
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 · KJV
And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.
Genesis 17:20 · KJV
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 · KJV
And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.
Genesis 22:17 · KJV
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 · KJV
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 · KJV
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 · KJV
And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people;
Genesis 34:12 · KJV
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 · KJV
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 · KJV
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 · KJV
And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering; for it was without number.
Genesis 43:34 · KJV
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 · KJV
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 · KJV
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 · KJV
And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.
Exodus 1:10 · KJV
Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land.
Exodus 1:12 · KJV
But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel.
Exodus 1:20 · KJV
Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.
Exodus 7:3 · KJV
And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt.
Exodus 11:9 · KJV
And the LORD said unto Moses, Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you; that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.
Exodus 16:17 · KJV
And the children of Israel did so, and gathered, some more, some less.
Exodus 16:18 · KJV
And when they did mete it with an omer, he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that gathered little had no lack; they gathered every man according to his eating.
Exodus 30:15 · KJV
The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel, when they give an offering unto the LORD, to make an atonement for your souls.
Exodus 32:13 · KJV
Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever.
Exodus 36:5 · KJV
And they spake unto Moses, saying, The people bring much more than enough for the service of the work, which the LORD commanded to make.
Leviticus 11:42 · KJV
Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon all four, or whatsoever hath more feet among all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; for they are an abomination.
Leviticus 25:16 · KJV
According to the multitude of years thou shalt increase the price thereof, and according to the fewness of years thou shalt diminish the price of it: for according to the number of the years of the fruits doth he sell unto thee.
Leviticus 26:9 · KJV
For I will have respect unto you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, and establish my covenant with you.
Numbers 26:54 · KJV
To many thou shalt give the more inheritance, and to few thou shalt give the less inheritance: to every one shall his inheritance be given according to those that were numbered of him.
Numbers 33:54 · KJV
And ye shall divide the land by lot for an inheritance among your families: and to the more ye shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer ye shall give the less inheritance: every man’s inheritance shall be in the place where his lot falleth; according to the tribes of your fathers ye shall inherit.
Common questions
What does Strong's H7235 mean?
H7235 is the Hebrew word רָבָה (râbâh), meaning to increase (in whatever respect).
How is H7235 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it multiply (37 times), much (22 times), multiplied (22 times), many (15 times), increase (13 times), among others.
How many times does H7235 appear in the Bible?
רָבָה (râbâh) is tagged in 199 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H7235 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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