I. [
רָבָה]
225 verb be, or
become, much, many, great (Late Hebrew id.; Assyrian
rabû,
be great, grow; Arabic
Aramaic
רְבָא;
,
, all
grow, increase); —
Qal59,
Perfect 3rd person feminine singular רָֽבְתָה 1 Samuel 14:30;
2nd person masculine singular וְרָבִ֫יתָ consecutive
Deuteronomy 30:16;
3rd person plural רָבוּ Ezra 9:6 +, etc.;
Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִרְבֶּה Deuteronomy 8:13 +, jussive
יִ֫רֶב Genesis 1:22 2 Chronicles 24:27 Qr (<
ורב Kt, see
רֹב 1),
וַיִּ֫רֶב Exodus 1:20 3rd person feminine singular תִּרְבֶּה Deuteronomy 7:22;
Daniel 12:4,
וַתֵּ֫רֶב Genesis 43:34;
1 Kings 5:10;
3rd person masculine plural יִרְבּוּ Deuteronomy 11:31 +,
יִרְבּוּן Psalm 139:18,
יִרְבְּיֻן Deuteronomy 8:13 etc.;
Imperative masculine singular
וּרְבֵה Genesis 35:11;
Infinitive construct רְבוֺת Exodus 11:9 +; —
Participle רֹבֶה see II.
רבה; —
1. become many, numerous:
a. of people,
Exodus 1:10,
12 (J),
Exodus 1:20 (E),
Deuteronomy 6:3;
Deuteronomy 8:1;
Deuteronomy 30:16;
Zechariah 10:8;
1 Chronicles 5:23 רָבוּ לְמָ֑עְלָה 1 Chronicles 23:17; especially +
פרה be fruitful and multiply Jeremiah 3:16;
Jeremiah 23:3 (figurative of flock),
Genesis 47:27b (P),
Exodus 1:7 (P),
Psalm 107:38 also (of man and beast)
Ezekiel 36:11; of children
Job 27:14;
צַדִּיקִים Proverbs 28:28,
בִּרְבוֺת צ׳ Proverbs 29:2 (Toy
רְדוֺת rule, ||
מְשֹׁל),
רְשָׁעִים בר׳ Proverbs 29:16 (Toy
id.).
2.
a. be great:
(2) of person,
יִרְבֶּה אֱלֹהִים מֵאֱנוֺשׁ Job 33:12 i.e. is too great for (De and others); has loftier, nobler thoughts (Di Bu), but no ||.
b. grow great (Aramaism):
†
Pi.
4 make large, increase; — Imperative masculine singular
רַבֶּה צְבָאֲךָ Judges 9:29 enlarge thy host; Perfect 2nd person masculine singular רִבִּיתָ בִּמְחִירֵיהֶם Psalm 44:13 thou hast not made great with their price (set a high price; so Ew De Che and others); or
increased (that is, thy wealth)
by their price (Hup Bae); =
bring up, rear (children)
Lamentations 2:22 (+
טפּח), whelps
Ezekiel 19:2 (in figurative).
Hiph.162 Perfect 3rd person masculine singular הִרְבָּה Hosea 8:11 +, suffix
וְהִרְבְּךָֹ consecutive
Deuteronomy 30:5;
2nd person masculine singular הִרְבִּיתָ Isaiah 9:2 +,
1st person singular הִרְבֵּיתִי Hosea 2:10 +, etc.;
Imperfect יַרְבֶּה Hosea 12:2 +,
וַ֫יֶּרֶב 2 Samuel 18:8;
Lamentations 2:5 etc.;
Imperative masculine singular
הַרְבֵּה Ezekiel 24:10,
הֶ֫רֶב Judges 20:38 +
Psalm 51:4 Qr (
הרבה Kt, Infinitive absolute), etc.; feminine singular
הַרְבִּי Isaiah 23:16, masculine plural
הַרְבּוּ Amos 4:4;
Genesis 34:12;
Infinitive absolute הַרְבֵּה Genesis 15:1 +,
הַרְבָּה (Ba
NB 90, 91)
Genesis 3:16;
Genesis 16:10;
Genesis 22:17;
construct הַרְבּוֺת Deuteronomy 28:63 + (
2 Samuel 14:11 Kt
הרבית;
Amos 4:9;
Proverbs 25:27 see below);
Participle מַרְבֶּה Exodus 16:17 +, construct
מַרְבֵּה Leviticus 11:42, etc.; —
1. make much, or many:
d.
(1) followed by infinitive,
make much to do, do much in respect of, = do much, abundantly; greatly, often, etc. (Dr
181, 12):
הַרְבּוּ לִפְשֹׁעַ Amos 4:4 =
transgress greatly, so
Ezra 10:13, compare
2 Kings 21:6 2 Chronicles 33:6; further,
Isaiah 55:7;
Exodus 36:5;
2 Chronicles 36:14;
Psalm 78:38, also
2 Samuel 14:11 (Kt
מהרבית, Qr
מֵהַרְבַּת, read probably
מֵהַרְבוֺת Dr
reff. Ges
§ 75 ff. Th Löhr); +
מִן compare
2 Samuel 18:8;
1 Samuel 1:12 =
pray a long time;
Judges 20:38 strike out
הֶרֶב as dittograph of
הארב Be Bu GFM.
(2) followed by finite verb (Dr
sm Ges
§ 120g),
אַלֿ תַּרְבּוּ תְדַבְּרוּ 1 Samuel 2:3 i.e.
talk not so much; compare
Psalm 51:4.
e. the infinitive absolute (Ol§ 191 b Köii. 1, 555 Ges§ 75 ff.) is used:
(3)הַרְבֵּה as adverb (with verbs and [
Ecclesiastes 7:16] adjective),
greatly, exceedingly, etc., especially
מְאֹד ה׳ Genesis 41:49 (E),
1 Samuel 26:21;
2 Samuel 12:30 —
2 Samuel 20:2,
Joshua 13:1 (D),
2 Kings 21:16;
Nehemiah 2:2; perhaps also
1 Kings 5:9.
1 Kings 10:10 (both with
נָתַן),
1 Kings 10:11 (with
הֵבִיא),
Jeremiah 40:12 (with
אָסַף),
2 Chron 14:12 (with
נָשָׂא);
הַרְבֵּה alone
2 Kings 10:8 (opposed to
מְעָ֑ט), Nehemiah 3:33;
Ecclesiastes 1:16;
Ecclesiastes 5:19;
Ecclesiastes 7:16,
17;
Psalm 51:4 Kt (Qr
הֶרֶב Imperative);
(4) as adjective attributive (Kö
Synt.:§ 318 e),
מְאֹד ח׳ Deuteronomy 3:5;
Joshua 22:8 (D; ||
רַבמְֿאֹד),
2 Samuel 8:8 (
רַבָּה מְאֹד in || 1 Chronicles 18:18),
1 Chronicles 12:2;
Isaiah 30:33;
2 Chronicles 32:27; so
הַרְבֵּה alone
Nehemiah 4:4;
Nehemiah 4:13 (+
רְחָבָה),
Ezra 10:1 (preceding noun, compare 1.
רַב),
Ecclesiastes 2:7;
Ecclesiastes 5:6;
Ecclesiastes 5:16 (reading
כעס as noun, Ew De Hi-Now and others),
Ecclesiastes 6:11;
Ecclesiastes 9:18;
Ecclesiastes 11:8a Ecclesiastes 12:9,
12 (twice in verse),
הַרְבּוֺת alone
Proverbs 25:27 (Toy reads
הַרְבֵּה);
חִרְבֵּה מְאֹד as predicate
Genesis 15:1 (J; Samaritan
אַרְבֶּה),
Ecclesiastes 11:8b Psalm 130:7 (adverb Bae);
† II. [
רָבָה]
verb shoot (compare II.
רָבַב, I.
רָמָה); — only
Qal Participle רֹבֶה קַשָּׁ֑ת Genesis 21:20 <
רֹבֵה קָ֑שֶׁת, Kn Di and others, but read probably
דֹמֵה ק׳ Ol Ball,
one shooting the bow.
See related Aramaic BDB entry
H7236.
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