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Psalms 71:21

“Thou shalt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side.” (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
  • תֶּ֤רֶב — verb Hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular
Code HVhi2ms
Usage
Occurs 235 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 1:22Genesis 1:22Genesis 1:28Genesis 3:16Genesis 3:16

Theological interpretation (AI)

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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.