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רבב

Strong’s: H7231 · H7232

Associated OET lemmas: רַב · רָבַב

Authors: Reinier de Blois

Form 1

Part of speech: vb

Related names: מֵרַב

Related lemmas: רַב · רֹב · רְבִיבִים

Sense 1: to multiply, to become numerous

Semantic domains: Quantity (002001001042); Frequency (002001003009)

Definition: = process by which people, objects, and events increase in number or frequency

GEN 6:1: RV GEN 6:1 · LV GEN 6:1 · Read together GEN 6:1

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OET-RV GEN 6:1

6 When people began to multiply on the earth’s surface, and they were having daughters,

OET-LV GEN 6:1

6 And_he/it _was if/because the_humankind it _began to_increase _in _number on the _surface _of the_soil and_daughters they _were _born to/for_them.

EXO 23:29: RV EXO 23:29 · LV EXO 23:29 · Read together EXO 23:29

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OET-RV EXO 23:29

29 I won’t drive them out more than a year ahead of you in case the area becomes desolate and the wild animals proliferate too much in the countryside.

OET-LV EXO 23:29

29 Not I_will _drive _it _out from_before _of_you in_a _year one lest the_earth/land it _should _become a _waste and_it _will _become _many on_you the _animal[s]_of the_field.

All 20 recorded passages for this sense

GEN: RV GEN 6:1 · LV GEN 6:1 · Read together GEN 6:1

EXO: RV EXO 23:29 · LV EXO 23:29 · Read together EXO 23:29

DEU: RV DEU 7:7 · LV DEU 7:7 · Read together DEU 7:7

SA1: RV SA1 25:10 · LV SA1 25:10 · Read together SA1 25:10

JOB: RV JOB 35:6 · LV JOB 35:6 · Read together JOB 35:6

PSA: RV PSA 3:1 · RV PSA 4:7 · RV PSA 25:19 · RV PSA 38:19 · RV PSA 69:4 · RV PSA 104:24 · LV PSA 3:2 · LV PSA 4:8 · LV PSA 25:19 · LV PSA 38:20 · LV PSA 69:5 · LV PSA 104:24 · Read together PSA 3:1 · Read together PSA 4:7 · Read together PSA 25:19 · Read together PSA 38:19 · Read together PSA 69:4 · Read together PSA 104:24

ECC: RV ECC 5:11 · LV ECC 5:10 · Read together ECC 5:11

ISA: RV ISA 6:12 · RV ISA 22:9 · RV ISA 59:12 · RV ISA 66:16 · LV ISA 6:12 · LV ISA 22:9 · LV ISA 59:12 · LV ISA 66:16 · Read together ISA 6:12 · Read together ISA 22:9 · Read together ISA 59:12 · Read together ISA 66:16

JER: RV JER 5:6 · RV JER 14:7 · RV JER 46:23 · LV JER 5:6 · LV JER 14:7 · LV JER 46:23 · Read together JER 5:6 · Read together JER 14:7 · Read together JER 46:23

HOS: RV HOS 4:7 · LV HOS 4:7 · Read together HOS 4:7

Sense 2: to increase, to become great

Semantic domains: Intense (002001003012)

Core domains: Intensity (090)

Definition: = process by which an event increases in intensity

Synonyms: כבד

GEN 18:20: RV GEN 18:20 · LV GEN 18:20 · Read together GEN 18:20

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OET-RV GEN 18:20

20 Then Yahweh said, “Because there’s so many people crying out about Sedom and Amorah (Gomorrah), and because their sin is very grievous,

OET-LV GEN 18:20

20 And_ YHWH _he/it _said the _outcry _of Şədom and_Amorah if/because it _is _great and_sin _of_their if/because it _is _heavy exceedingly.

HOS 9:7: RV HOS 9:7 · LV HOS 9:7 · Read together HOS 9:7

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OET-RV HOS 9:7

⇔  7 The days of punishment have come.
⇔ ≈ The days of retribution have come.
⇔ Let Yisrael (Israel) know these things.
⇔ The prophet is a fool,
⇔ ≈ the man of the spirit is insane,
⇔ because of the extent of your disobedience
⇔ ≈ and your intense hostility.

OET-LV HOS 9:7

7 They _have _come the _days _of (the)_punishment the _days _of (the)_retribution they _have _come Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) let _them _know is_a _fool the_prophet the _person _of the _spirit is_mad on the _greatness _of your _iniquity _of_your and_great animosity.

Form 2

Part of speech: vb; aj (1)

Related lemmas: רבה · רַב

Sense 1: to shoot

Semantic domains: Move (002002001011)

Definition: = causative action by which humans launch an arrow or a similar projectile

Forms: vbqal-

GEN 49:23: RV GEN 49:23 · LV GEN 49:23 · Read together GEN 49:23

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OET-RV GEN 49:23

23 Expert archers will attack him,
⇔ and shoot and harass him.

OET-LV GEN 49:23

23 And_they_showed _bitterness _to _him and_they _shot and_they_were _hostile _towards _him masters _of arrows.

PSA 18:15: RV PSA 18:14 · LV PSA 18:15 · Read together PSA 18:14

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OET-RV PSA 18:14

14 He shot his arrows and scattered his enemies—
⇔ ≈ many lightning bolts, and forced them to disperse.

OET-LV PSA 18:15

15  And_he _sent _out arrows _of_his and_he_scattered _them and_lightning _flashes he _shot and_he_confused _them.

Form 3

Part of speech: vb

Related lemmas: רְבָבָה · רִבֹּו

Sense 1: to multiply by tens of thousands

Semantic domains: Quantity (002001001042)

Definition: = process by which animals multiply by tens of thousands

Forms: vbpual

PSA 144:13: RV PSA 144:13 · LV PSA 144:13 · Read together PSA 144:13

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OET-RV PSA 144:13

13 May our storehouses be full with every kind of produce,
⇔ and may the sheep in our fields produce thousands, even tens of thousands.

OET-LV PSA 144:13

13 Granaries _of_our will _be_full providing from_kind to kind flocks _of_our will _be_producing _thousands increasing _ten _thousandfold in_our _open _of_places.