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Hebrew wordlink #190710

OSHB 1 Chr 7:4 הִרְבּוּ (hirbū) Strongs=7235 a Lemma=‘רָבָה’
contextual word gloss=‘they_had_many’ word gloss=‘had_many’
Morphology=Vhp3cp PoS=hiphil_verb Type=perfect_(qatal) Person=third Gender=common Number=plural

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Other uses (5) of identical word form הִרְבּוּ (Morphology=Vhp3cp PoS=hiphil_verb Type=perfect_(qatal) Person=third Gender=common Number=plural) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘הִרְבּוּ’ (Morphology=Vhp3cp PoS=hiphil_verb Type=perfect_(qatal) Person=third Gender=common Number=plural) has 4 different glosses: ‘they_had_many’, ‘they_have_multiplied’, ‘they_increased’, ‘they_multiplied’.

1 CHR 4:27 contextual word gloss=‘they_increased’ word gloss=‘multiply’ OSHB 1 CHR 4:27 word 14

OET-LV: 27 And_belonged_to_Shimˊī sons six- teen and_daughters six and_to_his _of_brothers there_belonged_not sons many and_all/each/any/every clan _of_their not they _increased up _to the _descendants _of Yəhūdāh. (CH1_4:27)

OET-RV: 27 Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but none of his brothers had many children, so Shimeon’s descendants were never as numerous as those of his younger brother Yehudah (Judah). (CH1 4:27)

1 CHR 23:11 contextual word gloss=‘they_had_many’ word gloss=‘have_many’ OSHB 1 CHR 23:11 word 9

OET-LV: 11 And_he/it _was Yaḩat the_chief and_Zīzāh the_second and_Yəˊūsh and_Bərīˊāah not they _had _many sons and_they _were (into)_a_house _of a _father (into)_a_group one. (CH1_23:11)

OET-RV: 11 (Yahat was the head, and Zizah was second. Yeush and Beriah were grouped together as one family unit as they only had few descendants.) (CH1 23:11)

2 CHR 31:5 contextual word gloss=‘they_multiplied’ word gloss=‘gave_in_abundance’ OSHB 2 CHR 31:5 word 3

OET-LV: 5 And_just_as _spread the_message they _multiplied the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) the_first _of grain new _wine and_fresh _oil and_honey and_all/each/any/every produce _of the_field and_the _tithe _of (the)_everything to_increase _in _number they _brought. (CH2_31:5)

OET-RV: 5 and as soon as the message reached them, the Israelis started giving the first portions of their harvests of grain and new wine, oil and honey, and all the produce from the countryside, so they brought a tenth of the harvests of all their crops. (CH2 31:5)

2 CHR 36:14 contextual word gloss=‘they_increased’ word gloss=‘exceedingly’ OSHB 2 CHR 36:14 word 6

OET-LV: 14 Also all _of the _leaders _of the _priests and_the_people they _increased to_act _unfaithfully unfaithfulness according_to _all _of the _abominations _of the_nations and_they _made _unclean DOM the _house _of YHWH which he _had _consecrated in_Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem). (CH2_36:14)

OET-RV: 14 In addition, all the leaders of the priests and the people of Yehudah became more and more unfaithful and doing disgusting things often done in other nations, then they defiled Yahweh’s residence which he had consecrated in Yerushalem. (CH2 36:14)

EZE 22:25 contextual word gloss=‘they_have_multiplied’ word gloss=‘made_many’ OSHB EZE 22:25 word 14

OET-LV: 25 (the)_conspiracy _of its _prophets _of_of is_in_the _midst _of_of _it like_a _lion roaring which_tears prey person[s] they _have _devoured wealth and_glory/honour they _have _been _taking widows _of_its they _have _multiplied in_the _midst _of_of _it. (EZE_22:25)

OET-RV: 25 There’s a conspiracy of the land’s prophets in its midst, like a roaring lion tearing apart a victim. They consume life and take precious wealth—making many widows within it. (EZE 22:25)