רָבָה

Strong’s Definition

to increase (in whatever respect)

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

(bring in) abundance ([idiom] -antly), [phrase] archer (by mistake for H7232 (רָבַב)), be in authority, bring up, [idiom] continue, enlarge, excel, exceeding(-ly), be full of, (be, make) great(-er, -ly, [idiom] -ness), grow up, heap, increase, be long, (be, give, have, make, use) many (a time), (any, be, give, give the, have) more (in number), (ask, be, be so, gather, over, take, yield) much (greater, more), (make to) multiply, nourish, plenty(-eous), [idiom] process (of time), sore, store, thoroughly, very.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.be or become great, be or become many, be or become much, be or become numerous
• 2.(qal)
• 3.(piel) to make large, enlarge, increase, become many
• 4.(qal) to shoot
• 5.(hiphil)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: râbâh; Pronunciation: raw-baw'