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Lexicon :: Strong's H7231 - rāḇaḇ

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רָבַב
Transliteration
rāḇaḇ
Pronunciation
raw-bab'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 2099

Strong’s Definitions

רָבַב râbab, raw-bab'; a primitive root; (compare H7241); also as denominative from H7233; properly, to cast together , i.e. increase, especially in number; to multiply by the myriad:—increase, be many(-ifold), be more, multiply, ten thousands.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x

The KJV translates Strong's H7231 in the following manner: are many (6x), are multiplied (3x), increased (3x), are more (2x), manifold (1x), ten thousands (1x), multiply (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x
The KJV translates Strong's H7231 in the following manner: are many (6x), are multiplied (3x), increased (3x), are more (2x), manifold (1x), ten thousands (1x), multiply (1x).

  1. to be or become many, be or become much, be or become great

    1. (Qal)

      1. to be or become many

      2. to be or become great

      3. to be long (of journey)

  2. (Pual) ten thousands

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
רָבַב râbab, raw-bab'; a primitive root; (compare H7241); also as denominative from H7233; properly, to cast together , i.e. increase, especially in number; to multiply by the myriad:—increase, be many(-ifold), be more, multiply, ten thousands.
STRONGS H7231: Abbreviations
† I. [רָבַב] verb be or become, many, much (Late Hebrew רַב especially lord, master, רַבִּי my master teacher; MI5 adjective plural רבן; Ph רב feminine רבת; Assyrian [rabâbu], rabbu; Arabic bdb091202 rear, increase (active; bdb091203 thick juice, compare Late Hebrew רְבָב grease is thought by Buhl and others to indicate original meaning be thick), bdb091204 lord, owner, master; Sabean רב especially in proper names, רבאל, רבבם רבשמסם, etc., CISiv, nos-285, 3; 286, 1; 287, 12, etc.; Lihyanian רבה its lord DHMEpigr. Denkm. Arabic 232; Ethiopic bdb091205 expand, spread (intransitive); Aramaic רַב bdb091206 great, chief, so Old Aramaic, Nabataean, Palmyrene רב, Lzb366 Cook107); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person feminine singular consecutive וְרַבָּה Exodus 23:29; Isaiah 6:12, רָ֑בָּה Genesis 18:20 (Hosea 9:7 read וְרֹב הַמּשְׂטֵמָה [for MT וְרַבָּה מ׳] Greek Version of the LXX. We Now); elsewhere only 3rd person plural רַבּוּ 1 Samuel 25:10+, רָ֑בּוּ Jeremiah 46:23+2 times [other forms supplied by רבה which see]; Infinitive construct רֹב Genesis 6:1; Joshua 9:13; Leviticus 25:16 (|| מְעֹט), suffix רֻבְּכֶם Deuteronomy 7:7, and perhaps רֻבָּם Hosea 4:7 (compare רֹב below); —
1. be (become) many, person Genesis 6:1 (J) Exodus 23:29 (E; see above), 1 Samuel 25:10; Hosea 4:7 (perhaps), Isaiah 66:16; Psalm 3:2; Psalm 25:19; Psalm 38:20; Ecclesiastes 5:10+ מִן compare Jeremiah 46:23; Deuteronomy 7:7; Psalm 69:5; of things Isaiah 22:9; Psalm 4:8; Psalm 104:24, years Leviticus 25:16(P), sins Jeremiah 5:6; Jeremiah 14:7; Isaiah 59:12; Job 35:6.
2. become great, Genesis 18:20 (J) Isaiah 6:12; be long, of journey, Joshua 9:13 —

[רָבַב] Pu. denominative from preceding: — Participle feminine plural מְרֻבָּבוֺת Psalm 144:13 multiplied ten thousand-fold.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

6:1; 6:1; 18:20; 18:20

Exodus

23:29; 23:29

Leviticus

25:16; 25:16

Deuteronomy

7:7; 7:7

Joshua

9:13; 9:13

1 Samuel

25:10; 25:10

Job

35:6

Psalms

3:2; 4:8; 25:19; 38:20; 69:5; 104:24; 144:13

Ecclesiastes

5:10

Isaiah

6:12; 6:12; 22:9; 59:12; 66:16

Jeremiah

5:6; 14:7; 46:23; 46:23

Hosea

4:7; 4:7; 9:7

H7231

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Strong's Number H7231 matches the Hebrew רָבַב (rāḇaḇ),
which occurs 13 times in 13 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 6:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 6:1 - cumque coepissent homines multiplicari super terram et filias procreassent

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 35:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 35:6 - si peccaveris quid ei nocebis et si multiplicatae fuerint iniquitates tuae quid facies contra eum

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 3:1 - canticum David cum fugeret a facie Abessalon filii sui [Vulgate 3:2] Domine quare multiplicati sunt hostes mei multi consurgunt adversus me

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 4:7 - [Vulgate 4:8] in tempore frumentum et vinum eorum multiplicata sunt

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 25:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:19 - [Vulgate 24:19] vide inimicos meos quia multiplicati sunt et odio iniquo oderunt me

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 38:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:19 - [Vulgate 37:20] inimici autem mei viventes confortati sunt et multiplicati sunt odientes me mendaciter

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:4 - [Vulgate 68:5] multiplicati sunt super capillos capitis mei qui oderunt me gratis confortati sunt qui persequebantur me inimici mei iniuste quae non rapueram tunc reddebam

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 104:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:24 - [Vulgate 103:24] quam multa sunt opera tua Domine omnia in sapientia fecisti impleta est terra possessione tua

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 144:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 144:13 - [Vulgate 143:13] promptuaria nostra plena et supereffundentia ex hoc in illud pecora nostra in milibus et innumerabilia in conpitis nostris

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 66:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:16 - quia in igne Dominus diiudicatur et in gladio suo ad omnem carnem et multiplicabuntur interfecti a Domino

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:6 - idcirco percussit eos leo de silva lupus ad vesperam vastavit eos pardus vigilans super civitates eorum omnis qui egressus fuerit ex eis capietur quia multiplicatae sunt praevaricationes eorum confortatae sunt aversiones eorum

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 14:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:7 - si iniquitates nostrae responderunt nobis Domine fac propter nomen tuum quoniam multae sunt aversiones nostrae tibi peccavimus

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:23 - succiderunt saltum eius ait Dominus qui supputari non potest multiplicati sunt super lucustas et non est eis numerus
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