רָבָה

Qal₅₉, Perfect 3 feminine singular רָֽבְתָה 1 Sam 14,30 2 masculine singular וְרָבִ֫יתָ consecutive 5 Mos 30,16 3 plural רָבוּ Ezr 9,6 +, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִרְבֶּה 5 Mos 8,13 +, jussive יִ֫רֶב 1 Mos 1,22 + 2 Kron 24,27 Qr (< ורב Kt, see רֹב

1.), וַיִּ֫רֶב 2 Mos 1,20 3 feminine singular תִּרְבֶּה 5 Mos 7,22; Dan 12,4, וַתֵּ֫רֶב 1 Mos 43,34; 1 Kong 5,10 3 masculine plural יִרְבּוּ 5 Mos 11,31 +, יִרְבּוּן Sl 139,18, יִרְבְּיֻן 5 Mos 8,13 etc.; Imperative masculine singular וּרְבֵה 1 Mos 35,11 Infinitive construct רְבוֺת 2 Mos 11,9 +; — Participle רֹבֶה see II. רבה; —

1. become many, numerous:
\ \ a. of people, 2 Mos 1,10; 2 Mos 1,12 (J), v2 Mos 1,20 (E), 5 Mos 6,3; 5 Mos 8,1; 5 Mos 30,16; Zak 10,8; 1 Kron 5,23 רָבוּ לְמָ֑עְלָה 1 Kron 23,17 especially + פרה be fruitful and multiply Jer 3,16; Jer 23,3 (figurative of flock), 1 Mos 47,27b (P), 2 Mos 1,7 (P), Sl 107,38 also (of man and beast) Ezk 36,11 of children Job 27,14 צַדִּיקִים Ord 28,28, ׳בִּרְבוֺת צ Ord 29,2 (Toy רְדוֺת rule, || מְשֹׁל ),רְשָׁעִים ׳בר vOrd 29,16 (Toy id.).
\ \ b. of animals 5 Mos 7,22 (+ עַל person), 5 Mos 8,13; 1 Kron 5,9 + פרה 1 Mos 1,22; 1 Mos 8,17 (both P; compare Ezk 36,11 above).
\ \ c. of things 5 Mos 8,13 (twice in verse); Ezk 31,5; 2 Mos 11,9 (P), Praed 5,10 of sins Ezr 9,6 (+ לְמַ֫עְלָה), Ord 29,16 + מִן compare Sl 16,4; Sl 139,18 of days 1 Mos 38,12 (J), 5 Mos 11,21; 1 Sam 7,2; Ord 9,11, years of life Ord 4,10 of waters 1 Mos 7,17 (J), v1 Mos 7,18 (P).

2. a. be great: (I) of things 1 Mos 43,24 (J; + מִן compare), 1 Sam 14,30 of way = be long 5 Mos 19,6 and (מִן compare person) 5 Mos 14,24 be too long for; of wisdom 1 Kong 5,10 (מִן compare). (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): (I) of person, = grow up Ezk 16,7 ( + גָּדַל), Job 39,4. (2) of glory Sl 49,17, knowledge Dan 12,4. — 2 Kron 24,27 see above Pi:4., make large, increase; — Imperative masculine singularרַבֶּה צְבָאֲךָ Dom 9,29 enlarge thy host; Perfect 2 masculine singular רִבִּיתָ בִּמְחִירֵיהֶם Sl 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) Klg 2,22 (+ טפּח), whelps Ezk 19,2 (in figurative). Hiph`il₁₆₂ Perfect 3 masculine singular הִרְבָּה Hos 8,11 +, suffix וְהִרְבְּךָֹ consecutive 5 Mos 30,5 2 masculine singular הִרְבִּיתָ Es 9,2 +, 1 singular הִרְבֵּיתִי Hos 2,10 +, etc.; Imperfect יַרְבֶּה Hos 12,2 +, וַ֫יֶּרֶב 2 Sam 18,8; Klg 2,5 etc.; Imperative masculine singular הַרְבֵּה Ezk 24,10, הֶ֫רֶב Dom 20,38 + Sl 51,4 Qr (הרבה Kt, Infinitive absolute), etc.; feminine singular הַרְבִּי Es 23,16, masculine plural הַרְבּוּ Amos 4,4; 1 Mos 34,12 Infinitive absolute הַרְבֵּה 1 Mos 15,1 +, הַרְבָּה (Ba^{NB 90, 91}) 1 Mos 3,16; 1 Mos 16,10; 1 Mos 22,17 construct הַרְבּוֺת 5 Mos 28,63 + (2 Sam 14,11 Kt הרבית; Amos 4,9; Ord 25,27 see below); Participle מַרְבֶּה 2 Mos 16,17 +, construct מַרְבֵּה 3 Mos 11,42, etc.; —

1. make much, or many:
\ \ a. object person (or a people), multiply, increase 1 Mos 16,10; 1 Mos 17,20; Es 9,2 +; Ezk 36,10 (+ עַל person), vEzk 36,11 (man and beast; + id.); 5 Mos 30,5 (+ מִן compare person); + פרה Hiph`il 1 Mos 28,3; 1 Mos 48,4 (both P); הִרְבָּה כּוֺשֵׁל Jer 46,16 = he made many stumble; = have many 1 Kron 7,4; 1 Kron 8,40; 1 Kron 23,11.
\ \ b. object animals 5 Mos 17,16 (twice in verse) (compare Ezk 36,11 above).
\ \ c. object things Hos 2,10; Hos 8,11; Hos 8,14; +; הַרְבּוּ עָלַי מְאֹד מֹהַר וּמַתָּן 1 Mos 34,12 opposed to הִמְעִיט 3 Mos 26,16; 4 Mos 26,54; 4 Mos 33,54 object words Praed 10,14 (see Job 34,37 below 2), compare Es 1,15; Job 40,27, הַרְבִּי שִׂיר Es 23,16 object days Job 29,18 (like sand); = use many (medicines) Jer 46,11 have many (feet) 3 Mos 11,42 bring abundantly 2 Kron 31,5 yield abundantly Neh 9,37 with ל of object Hos 10,1 (ל 3 a); object omitted Hab 2,6; Ord 22,16, also (opposed to מעט [usually Hiph`il]) 2 Mos 16,17; 2 Mos 16,18; 2 Mos 30,15; 4 Mos 35,8 (all P), Ord 13,11.
\ \ 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 Ezr 10,13, compare 2 Kong 21,6 = 2 Kron 33,6 further, Es 55,7; 2 Mos 36,5; 2 Kron 36,14; Sl 78,38, also 2 Sam 14,11 (Kt מהרבית, Qr מֵהַרְבַּת, read probably מֵהַרְבוֺת Dr^reff. Ges^{«GKC:75»§ 75} ff. Th Löhr); + מִן compare 2 Sam 18,8; 1 Sam 1,12 = pray a long time; Dom 20,38 strike out הֶרֶב as dittograph of הארב Be Bu GFM. (2) followed by finite verb (Dr^sm Ges^{«GKC:120g»§ 120g}), אַלֿ תַּרְבּוּ תְדַבְּרוּ 1 Sam 2,3 i.e. talk not so much; compare Sl 51,4. e the Infinitive absolute (Ol^{§ 191 b} Kö^{ii. 1, 555} Ges^{«GKC:75»§ 75} ff.) is used: (1) הַרְבָּה אַרְבֶּה I will greatly increase 1 Mos 3,16; 1 Mos 16,10; 1 Mos 22,17 (all J; Ges^{«GKC:113n»§ 113n}); (2) וְהַרְבֵּה carrying on infinitive construct Ezk 21,20 (3) הַרְבֵּה as adverb (c. verbs and [Praed 7,16] adjective ), greatly, exceedingly, etc., especially מְאֹד ׳ה 1 Mos 41,49 (E), 1 Sam 26,21; 2 Sam 12,30 = I Chron 2 Sam 20,2, Jos 13,1 (D), 2 Kong 21,16; Neh 2,2 perhaps also 1 Kong 5,9. 1 Kong 10,10 (both with נָתַן), v1 Kong 10,11 (with הֵבִיא), Jer 40,12 (with אָסַף), 2 Kron 14,12 (with נָשָׂא); הַרְבֵּה alone 2 Kong 10,8 (opposed to מְעָ֑ט), Neh 3,33; Praed 1,16; Praed 5,19; Praed 7,16; Praed 7,17; Sl 51,4 Kt (Qr הֶרֶב Imperative); (4) as adjective attributive (Kö^{Synt.:§ 318 e} ), מְאֹד ׳ח 5 Mos 3,5; Jos 22,8 (D; || רַבמְֿאֹד ), 2 Sam 8,8 (רַבָּה מְאֹד in || 1 Kron 18,18), 1 Kron 12,2; Es 30,33; 2 Kron 32,27 so הַרְבֵּה alone Neh 4,4; Neh 4,13 (+ רְחָבָה), Ezr 10,1 (preceding n., compare 1. רַב), Praed 2,7; Praed 5,6; Praed 5,16 (reading כעס as n., Ew De Hi-Now and others), Praed 6,11; Praed 9,18; Praed 11,8a Praed 12,9; Praed 12,12 (twice in verse),הַרְבּוֺת alone Ord 25,27 (Toy reads הַרְבֵּה); חִרְבֵּה מְאֹד as predicate 1 Mos 15,1 (J; Samaritan אַרְבֶּה), Praed 11,8b Sl 130,7 (adverb Bae); (5) הַרְבֵּה as concrete noun (Kö^{Synt.:§ 318 a}) 2 Sam 14,1–200; Jer 42,2 (בֶּה- van d. H.), with מִן compare, 2 Kron 25,9; Jon 4,11 as object (or adverb), opposed to מְעַט Hag 1,6; Hag 1,9; Praed 5,11 late in adverb phrase (לְהַרְבֵּה (מְאֹדׅ) Neh 5,18; 2 Kron 11,12; 2 Kron 16,8 הַרְבּוֺת as noun Amos 4,9 (read probably הֶחֱרַבְתַּי We Now).

2. make great, object person 2 Sam 22,36 = Sl 18,36 enlarge border 1 Kron 4,10 perhaps also Job 34,37 make words great, presumptuous, against God (לְאֵל; so Buhl^Lex; most make many words, 1 c).