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Genesis 26:4

“And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

רָבָהrâbâh · raw-baw'
H7235 · Hebrew

Definition: to increase (in whatever respect)
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV renderings: (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.
Grammar: וְ — conjunction
הִרְבֵּיתִ֤י — verb Hiphil, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular
Code HC/Vhq1cs
Usage: Occurs 235 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 1:22 Genesis 1:22 Genesis 1:28 Genesis 3:16 Genesis 3:16

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read רָבָה here.

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Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.