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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. וְרָבִ˜יתָ consec. Dt 30:16 ; 3 pl .. רָבוּ Ezr 9:6 +, etc.; Impf. 3 ms. יִרְבֶּה Dt 8:13 +, juss. יִ˜רֶב Gn 1:22 + 2 Ch 24:27 Qr ( < ורב K t, v. רֹב 1 ), וַיִּ˜רֶב Ex 1:2 0; 3 fs. תִּרְבֶּה Dt 7:22 Dn 12: 4, וַתֵ˜רֶב 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 לְמָ˜עְלָה 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 ( + לְמַ˜עְלָה ), 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 +, וַ˜יֶּרֶב 2 S 18:8 La 2:5 , etc.; Imv. ms. הַרְבֵּה Ez 24:1 0, הֶ˜רֶב 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 );

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