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Hebrew wordlink #189451

OSHB 1 Chr 5:23 רָבוּ (rāⱱū) Strongs=7235 a Lemma=‘רָבָה’
contextual word gloss=‘they_multiplied’ word gloss=‘numerous’
Morphology=Vqp3cp PoS=qal_verb Type=perfect_(qatal) Person=third Gender=common Number=plural
Year=-1060

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Other uses (6) of identical word form רָבוּ (Morphology=Vqp3cp PoS=qal_verb Type=perfect_(qatal) Person=third Gender=common Number=plural) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘רָבוּ’ (Morphology=Vqp3cp PoS=qal_verb Type=perfect_(qatal) Person=third Gender=common Number=plural) has 6 different glosses: ‘they_disputed’, ‘they_had_increased’, ‘they_have_increased’, ‘they_multiplied’, ‘they_quarreled’, ‘they_were_numerous’.

GEN 26:22 contextual word gloss=‘they_disputed’ word gloss=‘quarrel’ OSHB GEN 26:22 word 7

OET-LV: 22 And_he _moved _on from_there and_he _dug a _well another and_not they _disputed on/upon_it(f) and_he/it _called his/its_name Rəḩoⱱōt and_he/it _said if/because now YHWH he _has _made _space to/for_us and_we _will _be _fruitful in/on _the_earth. (GEN_26:22)

OET-RV: 22 Then he moved from there and dug another well, and they didn’t quarrel over it, so he named it ‘Rehoboth’ (which means ‘space’), and he said, “Because now Yahweh has made space for us and we’ll be productive in this area.” (GEN 26:22)

NUM 20:13 contextual word gloss=‘they_quarreled’ word gloss=‘quarrelled’ OSHB NUM 20:13 word 5

OET-LV: 13 They were_the _waters _of Mərīⱱāh where they _quarrelled the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) with YHWH and_he _showed _himself _holy among_them. (NUM_20:13)

OET-RV: 13 That spring was named ‘Merivah’ (meaning ‘Quarrelling’) because that was where the Israelis argued with Yahweh, and where he demonstrated his absolute truthfulness to them. (NUM 20:13)

1 CHR 5:9 contextual word gloss=‘they_had_increased’ word gloss=‘increased’ OSHB 1 CHR 5:9 word 11

OET-LV: 9 And_to_east he _dwelt to the_entrance wilderness_of _(to)_the (to)_from the_river Pərāt if/because livestock _of_their they _had _increased in_land of _Gilˊād. (CH1_5:9)

OET-RV: 9 Some of them lived further east, as far as the edge of the desert that extends to the Euphrates River, because their livestock had multiplied back in the Gilead region. (CH1 5:9)

1 CHR 23:17 contextual word gloss=‘they_were_numerous’ word gloss=‘many’ OSHB 1 CHR 23:17 word 13

OET-LV: 17 And_ the _sons _of _they _were of _ʼElīˊezer Rəḩaⱱ^yāh the_chief and_not it _belonged to_ʼElīˊezer sons other and_the _sons of _Rəḩaⱱ^yāh they _were _numerous (to)_upwards. (CH1_23:17)

OET-RV: 17 Eliezer’s only son was Rehavyah, but Rehavyah went on to have many sons. (CH1 23:17)

EZRA 9:6 contextual word gloss=‘they_have_increased’ word gloss=‘risen’ OSHB EZRA 9:6 word 11

OET-LV: 6 And_I_said my _god _of_Oh I _am _ashamed and_I _am _ashamed to_lift _up my _god _of_Oh face _of_my to_you if/because iniquities _of_our they _have _increased (to)_upwards a _head and_our _of_guilt it _is _great to (to)_heavens. (EZR_9:6)

OET-RV: 6 and prayed, “My god, I’m ashamed and humiliated to raise my face to you, my god, because our sins have multiplied and risen above our heads, and our guilt has mounted up as high as the sky. (EZR 9:6)

ZEC 10:8 contextual word gloss=‘they_multiplied’ word gloss=‘before’ OSHB ZEC 10:8 word 8

OET-LV: 8 I _will _whistle to/for_them and_I_will _gather _them if/because I_have _redeemed _them and_they _will _multiply as they _multiplied. (ZEC_10:8)

OET-RV: ⇔  8 I’ll whistle to call them and gather them,
⇔ because I’ll rescue them,
⇔ and they’ll become as numerous as they were previously. (ZEC 10:8)