רָבָּה ]225 vb. be , or become, much, many, great ( NH id.; Assyrian rabû , be great, grow; Arabic رَبَا ( rabā ), Aramaic רְבָא ; ܪܒܳܐ , ܪܒܺܝ ( rbo, rbi ), all grow, increase ) ; Qal 59 Pf. 3 fs. רָֽבְתָה 1 S 14:3 0; 2 ms. וְרָבִיתָ consec. Dt 30:16 ; 3 pl .. רָבוּ Ezr 9:6 +, etc.; Impf. 3 ms. יִרְבֶּה Dt 8:13 +, juss. יִרֶב Gn 1:22 + 2 Ch 24:27 Qr ( < ורב K t, v. רֹב 1 ), וַיִּרֶב Ex 1:2 0; 3 fs. תִּרְבֶּה Dt 7:22 Dn 12: 4, וַתֵרֶב Gn 43:34 1 K 5:1 0; 3 mpl. יִרְבּוּ Dt 11:31 +, יִרְבּוּן
ψ 139:18 , יִרְבְּיֻן Dt 8:1 3, etc.; Imv. ms. וּרְבֵה Gn 35:1 1; Inf. cstr. רְבֹות Ex 11:9 +; Pt. רֹבֶה v. II. רבה ; 1. become many, numeruous: a. of a people, Ex 1:10 , 12 ( J ), v 20 ( E ), Dt 6:3 ; 8:1 ; 30:16 Zc 10:8 1 Ch 5:2 3; רָבוּ לְמָעְלָה 23:17 ; especially + פרה be fruitful and multiply Je 3:1 6; 23:3 ( fig. of flock), Gn 47:27b ( P ), Ex 1:7 ( P ), ψ 107:38 , also (of man and beast) Ez 36:11 ; of children Jb
27:14 ; צַדִּיקִים Pr 28:2 8, בִּרְבֹות צ׳ Pr 29:2 (Toy רְדֹות rule , || מְשֹׁל ), בר׳ רְשַׁעִים v 16 (Toy id. ). b. of animals Dt 7:22 ( + עַל pers .), 8:13 1 Ch 5: 9; +
פרה
Gn 1:22 8:17
(both
P
;
cf.
Ez 36:11
supr
.).
c.
of things
Dt 8:13
(×2) Ez 31:5 Ex 11:9
(
P
),
Ec 5:10
; of sins
Ezr 9:6
(
+
לְמַעְלָה
),
Pr 29:16
;
+
מִן
comp.
ψ 16:4
;
139:18
; of days
Gn 38:12
(
J
),
Dt 11:21 1 S 7:2 Pr 9:1
1, years of life
4:10
; of waters
Gn 7:17
(
J
),
v
18
(
P
).
2.
a.
be great:
(1) of things,
Gn 43:34
(
J
;
+
מִן
comp
.),
1 S 14:30
; of way
=
be long
Dt 19:6
and (
מִן
comp. pers
.)
14:24
be too long for;
of wisdom
1 K 5:10
(
מִן
comp
.). (2) of
pers.
,
יִרְבֶּה אֱלֹהִים מֵאֱנֹושׁ
Jb 33:12
i.e. is too great for (
De
al.
); has loftier, nobler thoughts (
Di B
u), but no
||
.
b.
grow great
(Aramaism): (1) of
pers.
,
=
grow up
Ez 16:7
(
+
גָּדַל
),
Jb 39:4
. (2) of glory
ψ 49:17
, knowledge
Dn 12:4
.
2 Ch 24:27
v. supr.
Pi.
4 make large,
increase;
Imv. ms.
רַבֶּה צְבָאֲךָ
Ju 9:29
enlarge thy host;
Pf.
2
ms.
רִבִּיתָ בִּמְחִירֵיהֶם
ψ 44:13
thou hast
not
made great with their price
(set a high price; so
Ew De Che
al.
); or
increased
(sc. thy wealth)
by their price
(
Hup Ba
e);
=
bring up, rear
(children)
La 2:22
(
+
טפּח
), whelps
Ez 19:2
(in
fig.
).
Hiph.
162 Pf.
3
ms.
הִרְבָּה
Ho 8:11
+,
sf.
וְהִרְבְּךָ
consec.
Dt 30:
5;
2
ms.
הִרְבִּיתָ
Is 9:2
+, 1 s.
הִרְבֵּיתִי
Ho 2:10
+, etc.;
Impf.
יַרְבֶּה
12:2
+,
וַיֶּרֶב
2 S 18:8 La 2:5
, etc.;
Imv. ms.
הַרְבֵּה
Ez 24:1
0,
הֶרֶב
Ju 20:38
+
ψ 51:4
Qr
(
הרבה
K
t,
Inf. abs
.), etc.;
fs.
הַרְבִּי
Is 23:1
6,
mpl.
הַרְבּוּ
Am 4:4 Gn 34:1
2;
Inf. abs.
הַרְבֵּה
15:1
+,
הַרְבָּה
(
Ba
NB 90, 91)
3:16
;
16:10
;
22:17
;
cstr.
הַרְבֹות
Dt 28:63
+
(
2 S 14:11
Kt
הרבית
;
Am 4:9 Pr 25:27
v. infr
.);
Pt.
מַרְבֶּה
Ex 16:17
+,
cstr.
מַרְבֵּה
Lv 11:4
2, etc.;
3.
make much
, or
many:
a.
obj. pers.
(or a people),
multiply, increase
Gn 16:1
0;
17:20 Is 9:2
+;
Ez 36:10
(
+
עַל
pers
.),
v
11
(man and beast;
+
id.
);
Dt 30:5
(
+
מִן
comp. pers
.);
+
פרה
Hiph.
Gn 28:3
;
48:4
(both
P
);
Ba J. Barth, Nominalbildung .
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