Original Language Studio
Psalms 51:4
“Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
רָבָהrâbâh · raw-baw'
H7235 · Hebrew
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
- הרבה — verb Hiphil, infinitive absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 235 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 1:22Genesis 1:22Genesis 1:28Genesis 3:16Genesis 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.
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.