רָבָה

Genesis 1:22 וּרְב֗וּ יִ֥רֶב and multiply, let it multiply

Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters of the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.”

Genesis 1:28 וּרְב֛וּ and multiply

God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth.”

Genesis 3:16 הַרְבָּ֤ה אַרְבֶּה֙ certainly <to increase>, I will increase

To the woman He said: “I will sharply increase your pain in childbirth; in pain you will bring forth children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.”

Genesis 7:17 וַיִּרְבּ֣וּ and they increased

For forty days the flood kept coming on the earth, and the waters rose and lifted the ark high above the earth.

Genesis 7:18 וַיִּרְבּ֥וּ and they increased

So the waters continued to surge and rise greatly on the earth, and the ark floated on the surface of the waters.

Genesis 8:17 וְרָב֖וּ and they will multiply

Bring out all the living creatures that are with you—birds, livestock, and everything that crawls upon the ground—so that they can spread out over the earth and be fruitful and multiply upon it.”

Genesis 9:1 וּרְב֖וּ and multiply

And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.

Genesis 9:7 וּרְב֑וּ וּרְבוּ־ and multiply

But as for you, be fruitful and multiply; spread out across the earth and multiply upon it.”

Genesis 15:1 הַרְבֵּ֥ה [will be] great

After these events, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.”

Genesis 16:10 הַרְבָּ֥ה אַרְבֶּ֖ה certainly <to increase>, I will increase

Then the angel added, “I will greatly multiply your offspring so that they will be too numerous to count.”

Genesis 17:2 וְאַרְבֶּ֥ה so I may increase

I will establish My covenant between Me and you, and I will multiply you exceedingly.”

Genesis 17:20 וְהִרְבֵּיתִ֥י and I will multiply

As for Ishmael, I have heard you, and I will surely bless him; I will make him fruitful and multiply him greatly. He will become the father of twelve rulers, and I will make him into a great nation.

Genesis 21:20 רֹבֶ֥ה a shooter

And God was with the boy, and he grew up and settled in the wilderness and became a great archer.

Genesis 22:17 וְהַרְבָּ֨ה אַרְבֶּ֤ה and certainly <to increase>, I will increase

I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies.

Genesis 26:4 וְהִרְבֵּיתִ֤י and I will multiply

I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed,

Genesis 26:24 וְהִרְבֵּיתִ֣י and I will multiply

and that night the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will bless you and multiply your descendants for the sake of My servant Abraham.”

Genesis 28:3 וְיַרְבֶּ֑ךָ and may he multiply you

May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, so that you may become a company of peoples.

Genesis 34:12 הַרְבּ֨וּ increase

Demand a high dowry and an expensive gift, and I will give you whatever you ask. Only give me the girl as my wife!”

Genesis 35:11 וּרְבֵ֔ה and multiply

And God told him, “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation—even a company of nations—shall come from you, and kings shall descend from you.

Genesis 38:12 וַיִּרְבּוּ֙ and they increased

After a long time Judah’s wife, the daughter of Shua, died. When Judah had finished mourning, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite went up to his sheepshearers at Timnah.

Genesis 41:49 הַרְבֵּ֣ה much

So Joseph stored up grain in such abundance, like the sand of the sea, that he stopped keeping track of it; for it was beyond measure.

Genesis 43:34 וַתֵּ֜רֶב and it was great

When the portions were served to them from Joseph’s table, Benjamin’s portion was five times larger than any of the others. So they feasted and drank freely with Joseph.

Genesis 47:27 וַיִּרְבּ֖וּ and they multiplied

Now the Israelites settled in the land of Egypt, in the region of Goshen. They acquired property there and became fruitful and increased greatly in number.

Genesis 48:4 וְהִרְבִּיתִ֔ךָ and I will multiply you

and told me, ‘Behold, I will make you fruitful and multiply you; I will make you a multitude of peoples, and will give this land to your descendants after you as an everlasting possession.’

Exodus 1:7 וַיִּרְבּ֥וּ and they multiplied

but the Israelites were fruitful and increased rapidly; they multiplied and became exceedingly numerous, so that the land was filled with them.

Exodus 1:10 יִרְבֶּ֗ה it should increase

Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, or they will increase even more; and if a war breaks out, they may join our enemies, fight against us, and leave the country.”

Exodus 1:12 יִרְבֶּ֖ה it increased

But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and flourished; so the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites.

Exodus 1:20 וַיִּ֧רֶב and it increased

So God was good to the midwives, and the people multiplied and became even more numerous.

Exodus 7:3 וְהִרְבֵּיתִ֧י and I will multiply

But I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and though I will multiply My signs and wonders in the land of Egypt,

Exodus 11:9 רְב֥וֹת to be many

The LORD said to Moses, “Pharaoh will not listen to you, so that My wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.”

Exodus 16:17 הַמַּרְבֶּ֖ה the [one who] made much

So the Israelites did this. Some gathered more, and some less.

Exodus 16:18 הַמַּרְבֶּ֔ה the [one who] made much

When they measured it by the omer, he who gathered much had no excess, and he who gathered little had no shortfall. Each one gathered as much as he needed to eat.

Exodus 30:15 יַרְבֶּ֗ה he will make much

In making the offering to the LORD to atone for your lives, the rich shall not give more than a half shekel, nor shall the poor give less.

Exodus 32:13 אַרְבֶּה֙ I will increase

Remember Your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, to whom You swore by Your very self when You declared, ‘I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give your descendants all this land that I have promised, and it shall be their inheritance forever.’”

Exodus 36:5 מַרְבִּ֥ים [are] multiplying

and said to Moses, “The people are bringing more than enough for doing the work the LORD has commanded us to do.”

Leviticus 11:42 מַרְבֵּ֣ה [one which] multiplies

Do not eat any creature that moves along the ground, whether it crawls on its belly or walks on four or more feet; for such creatures are detestable.

Leviticus 25:16 תַּרְבֶּה֙ you will increase

You shall increase the price in proportion to a greater number of years, or decrease it in proportion to a lesser number of years; for he is selling you a given number of harvests.

Leviticus 26:9 וְהִרְבֵּיתִ֖י and I will multiply

I will turn toward you and make you fruitful and multiply you, and I will establish My covenant with you.

Numbers 26:54 תַּרְבֶּה֙ you will make great

Increase the inheritance for a large tribe and decrease it for a small one; each tribe is to receive its inheritance according to the number of those registered.

Numbers 33:54 תַּרְבּ֤וּ you will make great

And you are to divide the land by lot according to your clans. Give a larger inheritance to a larger clan and a smaller inheritance to a smaller one. Whatever falls to each one by lot will be his. You will receive an inheritance according to the tribes of your fathers.

Numbers 35:8 תַּרְבּ֔וּ you will increase

The cities that you apportion from the territory of the Israelites should be given to the Levites in proportion to the inheritance of each tribe: more from a larger tribe and less from a smaller one.”

Deuteronomy 1:10 הִרְבָּ֣ה he has increased

The LORD your God has multiplied you, so that today you are as numerous as the stars in the sky.

Deuteronomy 3:5 הַרְבֵּ֥ה many

All these cities were fortified with high walls and gates and bars, and there were many more unwalled villages.

Deuteronomy 6:3 תִּרְבּ֖וּן you will increase !

Hear, O Israel, and be careful to observe them, so that you may prosper and multiply greatly in a land flowing with milk and honey, just as the LORD, the God of your fathers, has promised you.

Deuteronomy 7:13 וְהִרְבֶּ֑ךָ and he will increase you

He will love you and bless you and multiply you. He will bless the fruit of your womb and the produce of your land—your grain, new wine, and oil, the young of your herds and the lambs of your flocks—in the land that He swore to your fathers to give you.

Deuteronomy 7:22 תִּרְבֶּ֥ה it should increase

The LORD your God will drive out these nations before you little by little. You will not be enabled to eliminate them all at once, or the wild animals would multiply around you.

Deuteronomy 8:1 וּרְבִיתֶ֗ם and you will increase

You must carefully follow every commandment I am giving you today, so that you may live and multiply, and enter and possess the land that the LORD swore to give your fathers.

Deuteronomy 8:13 יִרְבְּיֻ֔ן יִרְבֶּה־ יִרְבֶּֽה׃ they will increase !, it will increase

and when your herds and flocks grow large and your silver and gold increase and all that you have is multiplied,

Deuteronomy 11:21 יִרְבּ֤וּ they may increase

so that as long as the heavens are above the earth, your days and those of your children may be multiplied in the land that the LORD swore to give your fathers.

Deuteronomy 13:17 וְהִרְבֶּ֔ךָ and he will increase you

Nothing devoted to destruction shall cling to your hands, so that the LORD will turn from His fierce anger, grant you mercy, show you compassion, and multiply you as He swore to your fathers,

Deuteronomy 14:24 יִרְבֶּ֨ה it will be [too] great

But if the distance is too great for you to carry that with which the LORD your God has blessed you, because the place where the LORD your God will choose to put His Name is too far away,

Deuteronomy 17:16 יַרְבֶּה־ הַרְבּ֣וֹת he will increase, to increase

But the king must not acquire many horses for himself or send the people back to Egypt to acquire more horses, for the LORD has said, ‘You are never to go back that way again.’

Deuteronomy 17:17 יַרְבֶּה־ יַרְבֶּה־ he will increase

He must not take many wives for himself, lest his heart go astray. He must not accumulate for himself large amounts of silver and gold.

Deuteronomy 19:6 יִרְבֶּ֥ה it will be great

Otherwise, the avenger of blood might pursue the manslayer in a rage, overtake him if the distance is great, and strike him dead though he did not deserve to die, since he did not intend any harm.

Deuteronomy 28:63 וּלְהַרְבּ֣וֹת and to increase

Just as it pleased the LORD to make you prosper and multiply, so also it will please Him to annihilate you and destroy you. And you will be uprooted from the land you are entering to possess.

Deuteronomy 30:5 וְהִרְבְּךָ֖ and he will make great you

And the LORD your God will bring you into the land your fathers possessed, and you will take possession of it. He will cause you to prosper and multiply more than your fathers.

Deuteronomy 30:16 וְרָבִ֔יתָ and you will increase

For I am commanding you today to love the LORD your God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commandments, statutes, and ordinances, so that you may live and increase, and the LORD your God may bless you in the land that you are entering to possess.

Joshua 13:1 הַרְבֵּֽה־ much

Now Joshua was old and well along in years, and the LORD said to him, “You are old and well along in years, but very much of the land remains to be possessed.

Joshua 22:8 הַרְבֵּ֣ה many

saying, “Return to your homes with your great wealth, with immense herds of livestock, with silver, gold, bronze, iron, and very many clothes. Divide with your brothers the spoil of your enemies.”

Joshua 24:3 וָאַרְבֶּה֙ and I increased

But I took your father Abraham from beyond the Euphrates and led him through all the land of Canaan, and I multiplied his descendants. I gave him Isaac,

Judges 9:29 רַבֶּ֥ה make numerous

If only this people were under my authority, I would remove Abimelech; I would say to him, ‘Muster your army and come out!’”

Judges 16:24 הִרְבָּ֖ה he has multiplied

And when the people saw him, they praised their god, saying: “Our god has delivered into our hands our enemy who destroyed our land and multiplied our dead.”

Judges 20:38 הֶ֕רֶב make great

The men of Israel had arranged a signal with the men in ambush: When they sent up a great cloud of smoke from the city,

1 Samuel 1:12 הִרְבְּתָ֔ה she had increased

As Hannah kept on praying before the LORD, Eli watched her mouth.

1 Samuel 2:3 תַּרְבּ֤וּ you multiply

Do not boast so proudly, or let arrogance come from your mouth, for the LORD is a God who knows, and by Him actions are weighed.

1 Samuel 7:2 וַיִּרְבּוּ֙ and they increased

And from that day a long time passed, twenty years in all, as the ark remained at Kiriath-jearim. And all the house of Israel mournfully sought the LORD.

1 Samuel 14:30 רָבְתָ֥ה it has been great

How much better it would have been if the troops had eaten freely today from the plunder they took from their enemies! Would not the slaughter of the Philistines have been much greater?”

1 Samuel 26:21 הַרְבֵּ֥ה greatly

Then Saul replied, “I have sinned. Come back, David my son. I will never harm you again, because today you considered my life precious. I have played the fool and have committed a grave error!”

2 Samuel 1:4 הַרְבֵּ֞ה [surely] a multitude

“What was the outcome?” David asked. “Please tell me.” “The troops fled from the battle,” he replied. “Many of them fell and died. And Saul and his son Jonathan are also dead.”

2 Samuel 8:8 הַרְבֵּ֥ה much

And from Betah and Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, King David took a large amount of bronze.

2 Samuel 12:2 הַרְבֵּ֥ה many

The rich man had a great number of sheep and cattle,

2 Samuel 12:30 הַרְבֵּ֥ה much

Then he took the crown from the head of their king. It weighed a talent of gold and was set with precious stones, and it was placed on David’s head. And David took a great amount of plunder from the city.

2 Samuel 14:11 מֵהַרְבַּ֞ת from increasing

“Please,” she replied, “may the king invoke the LORD your God to prevent the avenger of blood from increasing the devastation, so that my son may not be destroyed!” “As surely as the LORD lives,” he vowed, “not a hair of your son’s head will fall to the ground.”

2 Samuel 18:8 וַיֶּ֤רֶב and it increased

The battle spread over the whole countryside, and that day the forest devoured more people than the sword.

2 Samuel 22:36 תַּרְבֵּֽנִי׃ you make great me

You have given me Your shield of salvation, and Your gentleness exalts me.

1 Kings 4:29 הַרְבֵּ֣ה great

And God gave Solomon wisdom, exceedingly deep insight, and understanding beyond measure, like the sand on the seashore.

1 Kings 4:30 וַתֵּ֙רֶב֙ and it was great

Solomon’s wisdom was greater than that of all the men of the East, greater than all the wisdom of Egypt.

1 Kings 10:10 הַרְבֵּ֥ה much

Then she gave the king 120 talents of gold, a great quantity of spices, and precious stones. Never again were spices in such abundance brought in as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

1 Kings 10:11 הַרְבֵּ֥ה much

(The fleet of Hiram that brought gold from Ophir also brought from Ophir a great cargo of almug wood and precious stones.

2 Kings 10:18 הַרְבֵּֽה׃ much

Then Jehu brought all the people together and said, “Ahab served Baal a little, but Jehu will serve him a lot.

2 Kings 21:6 הִרְבָּ֗ה he increased

He sacrificed his own son in the fire, practiced sorcery and divination, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.

2 Kings 21:16 הַרְבֵּ֣ה much

Moreover, Manasseh shed so much innocent blood that he filled Jerusalem from end to end, in addition to the sin that he had caused Judah to commit, doing evil in the sight of the LORD.

1 Chronicles 4:10 וְהִרְבִּ֤יתָ and you will increase

And Jabez called out to the God of Israel, “If only You would bless me and enlarge my territory! May Your hand be with me and keep me from harm, so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted the request of Jabez.

1 Chronicles 4:27 הִרְבּ֖וּ they increased

Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but his brothers did not have many children, so their whole clan did not become as numerous as the sons of Judah.

1 Chronicles 5:9 רָב֖וּ they had increased

They also settled in the east as far as the edge of the desert that extends to the Euphrates River, because their livestock had increased in the land of Gilead.

1 Chronicles 5:23 רָבֽוּ׃ they multiplied

Now the people of the half-tribe of Manasseh were numerous. They settled in the land from Bashan to Baal-hermon (that is, Senir, also known as Mount Hermon).

1 Chronicles 7:4 הִרְבּ֥וּ they had many

In addition to them, according to their genealogy, they had 36,000 troops for battle, for they had many wives and children.

1 Chronicles 8:40 וּמַרְבִּ֤ים and [who] had many

The sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor, archers, and they had many sons and grandsons—150 in all. All these were the descendants of Benjamin.

1 Chronicles 20:2 הַרְבֵּ֥ה much

Then David took the crown from the head of their king. It was found to weigh a talent of gold and was set with precious stones, and it was placed on David’s head. And David took a great amount of plunder from the city.

1 Chronicles 23:11 הִרְבּ֣וּ they had many

Jahath was the first and Zizah was the second; but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, so they were counted as one family and received a single assignment.

1 Chronicles 23:17 רָב֥וּ they were numerous

The descendants of Eliezer: Rehabiah was the first. Eliezer did not have any other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very numerous.

1 Chronicles 27:23 לְהַרְבּ֥וֹת to multiply

David did not count the men aged twenty or under, because the LORD had said that He would make Israel as numerous as the stars of the sky.

2 Chronicles 11:12 לְהַרְבֵּ֣ה to abundance

He also put shields and spears in all the cities and strengthened them greatly. So Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.

2 Chronicles 14:13 הַרְבֵּ֥ה much

Then Asa and his army pursued them as far as Gerar. The Cushites fell and could not recover, for they were crushed before the LORD and His army. So the people of Judah carried off a great amount of plunder

2 Chronicles 16:8 לְהַרְבֵּ֣ה to abundance

Were not the Cushites and Libyans a vast army with many chariots and horsemen? Yet because you relied on the LORD, He delivered them into your hand.

2 Chronicles 24:27 יִ֧רֶ֞ב it will be numerous of

The accounts of the sons of Joash and the many pronouncements about him, and of the restoration of the house of God, are indeed written in the Treatise of the Book of the Kings. And his son Amaziah reigned in his place.

2 Chronicles 25:9 הַרְבֵּ֥ה much

Amaziah asked the man of God, “What should I do about the hundred talents I have given to the troops of Israel?” And the man of God replied, “The LORD is able to give you much more than this.”

2 Chronicles 31:5 הִרְבּ֤וּ they multiplied

As soon as the order went out, the Israelites generously provided the firstfruits of the grain, new wine, oil, and honey, and of all the produce of the field, and they brought in an abundance—a tithe of everything.

2 Chronicles 32:27 הַרְבֵּ֣ה great

Hezekiah had very great riches and honor, and he made treasuries for his silver, gold, precious stones, spices, shields, and all kinds of valuable articles.

2 Chronicles 33:6 הִרְבָּ֗ה he increased

He sacrificed his sons in the fire in the Valley of Ben-hinnom. He practiced sorcery, divination, and witchcraft, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.

2 Chronicles 33:23 הִרְבָּ֥ה he increased

but he did not humble himself before the LORD as his father Manasseh had done; instead, Amon increased his guilt.

2 Chronicles 36:14 הִרְבּ֣וּ they increased

Furthermore, all the leaders of the priests and the people multiplied their unfaithful deeds, following all the abominations of the nations, and they defiled the house of the LORD, which He had consecrated in Jerusalem.

Ezra 9:6 רָבוּ֙ they have increased

and said: “O my God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift up my face to You, my God, because our iniquities are higher than our heads, and our guilt has reached the heavens.

Ezra 10:1 הַרְבֵּה־ great

While Ezra prayed and made this confession, weeping and falling facedown before the house of God, a very large assembly of Israelites—men, women, and children—gathered around him, and the people wept bitterly as well.

Ezra 10:13 הִרְבִּ֥ינוּ we have increased

But there are many people here, and it is the rainy season. We are not able to stay out in the open. Nor is this the work of one or two days, for we have transgressed greatly in this matter.

Nehemiah 2:2 הַרְבֵּ֥ה greatly

so the king said to me, “Why is your face sad, though you are not ill? This could only be sadness of the heart.” I was overwhelmed with fear

Nehemiah 4:1 הַרְבֵּ֑ה greatly

Now when Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he was furious and filled with indignation. He ridiculed the Jews

Nehemiah 4:10 הַרְבֵּ֑ה [is] much

Meanwhile, the people of Judah said: “The strength of the laborer fails, and there is so much rubble that we will never be able to rebuild the wall.”

Nehemiah 4:19 הַרְבֵּ֖ה [is] much

Then I said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people: “The work is great and extensive, and we are spread out far from one another along the wall.

Nehemiah 5:18 לְהַרְבֵּ֑ה to abundance

Each day one ox, six choice sheep, and some fowl were prepared for me, and once every ten days an abundance of all kinds of wine was provided. But I did not demand the food allotted to the governor, because the burden on the people was so heavy.

Nehemiah 6:17 מַרְבִּ֞ים [were] multiplying

Also in those days, the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah, and Tobiah’s letters kept coming to them.

Nehemiah 9:23 הִרְבִּ֔יתָ you increased

You multiplied their descendants like the stars of heaven and brought them to the land You had told their fathers to enter and possess.

Nehemiah 9:37 מַרְבָּ֗ה [is] increasing

Its abundant harvest goes to the kings You have set over us because of our sins. And they rule over our bodies and our livestock as they please. We are in great distress.

Job 9:17 וְהִרְבָּ֖ה and he increases

For He would crush me with a tempest and multiply my wounds without cause.

Job 10:17 וְתֶ֣רֶב and you increase

You produce new witnesses against me and multiply Your anger toward me. Hardships assault me in wave after wave.

Job 27:14 יִרְבּ֣וּ they will increase

Though his sons are many, they are destined for the sword; and his offspring will never have enough food.

Job 29:18 אַרְבֶּ֥ה I will increase

So I thought: ‘I will die in my nest and multiply my days as the sand.

Job 33:12 יִרְבֶּ֥ה he is great

Behold, you are not right in this matter. I will answer you, for God is greater than man.

Job 34:37 וְיֶ֖רֶב and he multiplies

For he adds rebellion to his sin; he claps his hands among us and multiplies his words against God.”

Job 39:4 יִרְבּ֣וּ they grow

Their young ones thrive and grow up in the open field; they leave and do not return.

Job 41:3 הֲיַרְבֶּ֣ה ¿ will it multiply

Will he beg you for mercy or speak to you softly?

Psalm 16:4 יִרְבּ֥וּ they will increase

Sorrows will multiply to those who chase other gods. I will not pour out their libations of blood, or speak their names with my lips.

Psalm 18:35 תַרְבֵּֽנִי׃ you have made great me

You have given me Your shield of salvation; Your right hand upholds me, and Your gentleness exalts me.

Psalm 44:12 רִ֝בִּ֗יתָ you have made great

You sell Your people for nothing; no profit do You gain from their sale.

Psalm 49:16 יִ֝רְבֶּה it will increase

Do not be afraid when a man grows rich, when the splendor of his house increases.

Psalm 51:2 הֶ֭רֶב increase

Wash me clean of my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.

Psalm 71:21 תֶּ֤רֶב׀ may you increase

You will increase my honor and comfort me once again.

Psalm 78:38 וְ֭הִרְבָּה and he increased

And yet He was compassionate; He forgave their iniquity and did not destroy them. He often restrained His anger and did not unleash His full wrath.

Psalm 107:38 וַיִּרְבּ֣וּ and they multiplied

He blesses them, and they multiply greatly; He does not let their herds diminish.

Psalm 130:7 וְהַרְבֵּ֖ה and great

O Israel, put your hope in the LORD, for with the LORD is loving devotion, and with Him is redemption in abundance.

Psalm 139:18 יִרְבּ֑וּן they will be numerous !

If I were to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand; and when I awake, I am still with You.

Proverbs 4:10 וְיִרְבּ֥וּ so they may increase

Listen, my son, and receive my words, and the years of your life will be many.

Proverbs 6:35 תַרְבֶּה־ you will make great

He will not be appeased by any ransom, or persuaded by lavish gifts.

Proverbs 9:11 יִרְבּ֣וּ they will increase

For through wisdom your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life.

Proverbs 13:11 יַרְבֶּֽה׃ he will increase

Dishonest wealth will dwindle, but what is earned through hard work will be multiplied.

Proverbs 22:16 לְהַרְבּ֣וֹת to increase

Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself or giving gifts to the rich will surely lead to poverty.

Proverbs 25:27 הַרְבּ֣וֹת much

It is not good to eat too much honey or to search out one’s own glory.

Proverbs 28:8 מַרְבֶּ֣ה [one who] increases

He who increases his wealth by interest and usury lays it up for one who is kind to the poor.

Proverbs 28:28 יִרְבּ֥וּ they increase

When the wicked come to power, people hide themselves; but when they perish, the righteous flourish.

Proverbs 29:2 בִּרְב֣וֹת when increase

When the righteous flourish, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan.

Proverbs 29:16 בִּרְב֣וֹת יִרְבֶּה־ when increase, it increases

When the wicked thrive, rebellion increases; but the righteous will see their downfall.

Ecclesiastes 1:16 הַרְבֵּ֖ה much

I said to myself, “Behold, I have grown and increased in wisdom beyond all those before me who were over Jerusalem, and my mind has observed a wealth of wisdom and knowledge.”

Ecclesiastes 2:7 הַרְבֵּה֙ [surely] a multitude

I acquired menservants and maidservants, and servants were born in my house. I also owned more herds and flocks than anyone in Jerusalem before me,

Ecclesiastes 5:7 הַרְבֵּ֑ה many

For as many dreams bring futility, so do many words. Therefore, fear God.

Ecclesiastes 5:11 בִּרְבוֹת֙ when increases

When good things increase, so do those who consume them; what then is the profit to the owner, except to behold them with his eyes?

Ecclesiastes 5:12 הַרְבֵּ֖ה [surely] much

The sleep of the worker is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of the rich man permits him no sleep.

Ecclesiastes 5:17 הַרְבֵּ֖ה greatly

Moreover, all his days he eats in darkness, with much sorrow, sickness, and anger.

Ecclesiastes 5:20 הַרְבֵּ֔ה [surely] much

For a man seldom considers the days of his life, because God keeps him occupied with the joy of his heart.

Ecclesiastes 6:11 הַרְבֵּ֖ה מַרְבִּ֣ים certainly <to increase>, they increase

For the more words, the more futility—and how does that profit anyone?

Ecclesiastes 7:16 הַרְבֵּ֔ה greatly

Do not be overly righteous, and do not make yourself too wise. Why should you destroy yourself?

Ecclesiastes 7:17 הַרְבֵּ֖ה greatly

Do not be excessively wicked, and do not be a fool. Why should you die before your time?

Ecclesiastes 9:18 הַרְבֵּֽה׃ much

Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good.

Ecclesiastes 10:14 יַרְבֶּ֣ה he multiplies

Yet the fool multiplies words. No one knows what is coming, and who can tell him what will come after him?

Ecclesiastes 11:8 הַרְבֵּ֛ה הַרְבֵּ֥ה [surely] a multitude, [surely] many

So if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all. But let him remember the days of darkness, for they will be many. Everything to come is futile.

Ecclesiastes 12:9 הַרְבֵּֽה׃ [surely] a multitude

Not only was the Teacher wise, but he also taught the people knowledge; he pondered, searched out, and arranged many proverbs.

Ecclesiastes 12:12 הַרְבֵּה֙ הַרְבֵּ֖ה many, much

And by these, my son, be further warned: There is no end to the making of many books, and much study wearies the body.

Isaiah 1:15 תַרְבּ֥וּ you will multiply

When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood.

Isaiah 9:3 הִרְבִּ֣יתָ you will multiply

You have enlarged the nation and increased its joy. The people rejoice before You as they rejoice at harvest time, as men rejoice in dividing the plunder.

Isaiah 23:16 הַרְבִּי־ multiply

“Take up your harp, stroll through the city, O forgotten harlot. Make sweet melody, sing many a song, so you will be remembered.”

Isaiah 30:33 הַרְבֵּ֔ה much

For Topheth has long been prepared; it has been made ready for the king. Its funeral pyre is deep and wide, with plenty of fire and wood. The breath of the LORD, like a torrent of burning sulfur, sets it ablaze.

Isaiah 40:29 יַרְבֶּֽה׃ he increases

He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak.

Isaiah 51:2 וְאַרְבֵּֽהוּ׃ ס and I multiplied him

Look to Abraham your father, and to Sarah who gave you birth. When I called him, he was but one; then I blessed him and multiplied him.

Isaiah 55:7 יַרְבֶּ֥ה he will increase

Let the wicked man forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon.

Isaiah 57:9 וַתַּרְבִּ֖י and you increased

You went to Molech with oil and multiplied your perfumes. You have sent your envoys a great distance; you have descended even to Sheol itself.

Jeremiah 2:22 וְתַרְבִּי־ so you may increase

Although you wash with lye and use an abundance of soap, the stain of your guilt is still before Me,” declares the Lord GOD.

Jeremiah 3:16 תִרְבּוּ֩ you will multiply

“In those days, when you multiply and increase in the land,” declares the LORD, “they will no longer discuss the ark of the covenant of the LORD. It will never come to mind, and no one will remember it or miss it, nor will another one be made.

Jeremiah 23:3 וְרָבֽוּ׃ and they will increase

Then I Myself will gather the remnant of My flock from all the lands to which I have banished them, and I will return them to their pasture, where they will be fruitful and multiply.

Jeremiah 29:6 וּרְבוּ־ and multiply

Take wives and have sons and daughters. Take wives for your sons and give your daughters in marriage, so that they too may have sons and daughters. Multiply there; do not decrease.

Jeremiah 30:19 וְהִרְבִּתִים֙ and I will multiply them

Thanksgiving will proceed from them, a sound of celebration. I will multiply them, and they will not be decreased; I will honor them, and they will not be belittled.

Jeremiah 33:22 אַרְבֶּ֗ה I will increase

As the hosts of heaven cannot be counted and as the sand on the seashore cannot be measured, so too will I multiply the descendants of My servant David and the Levites who minister before Me.”

Jeremiah 40:12 הַרְבֵּ֥ה much

they all returned from all the places to which they had been banished and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah at Mizpah. And they gathered an abundance of wine grapes and summer fruit.

Jeremiah 42:2 מֵֽהַרְבֵּ֔ה from many

Jeremiah the prophet and said, “May our petition come before you; pray to the LORD your God on behalf of this entire remnant. For few of us remain of the many, as you can see with your own eyes.

Jeremiah 46:11 הִרְבֵּ֣ית you have multiplied

Go up to Gilead for balm, O Virgin Daughter of Egypt! In vain you try many remedies, but for you there is no healing.

Jeremiah 46:16 הִרְבָּ֖ה he will multiply

They continue to stumble; indeed, they have fallen over one another. They say, ‘Get up! Let us return to our people and to the land of our birth, away from the sword of the oppressor.’

Lamentations 2:5 וַיֶּ֙רֶב֙ and he has multiplied

The Lord is like an enemy; He has swallowed up Israel. He has swallowed up all her palaces and destroyed her strongholds. He has multiplied mourning and lamentation for the Daughter of Judah.

Lamentations 2:22 וְרִבִּ֖יתִי and I had reared

You summoned my terrors on every side, as for the day of an appointed feast. In the day of the LORD’s anger no one escaped or survived; my enemy has destroyed those I nurtured and reared.

Ezekiel 11:6 הִרְבֵּיתֶ֥ם you have multiplied

You have multiplied those you killed in this city and filled its streets with the dead.

Ezekiel 16:7 וַתִּרְבִּי֙ and you grew

I made you thrive like a plant of the field. You grew up and matured and became very beautiful. Your breasts were formed and your hair grew, but you were naked and bare.

Ezekiel 16:25 וַתַּרְבִּ֖י and you increased

At the head of every street you built your lofty shrines and degraded your beauty. With increasing promiscuity, you spread your legs to all who passed by.

Ezekiel 16:26 וַתַּרְבִּ֥י and you increased

You prostituted yourself with your lustful neighbors, the Egyptians, and increased your promiscuity to provoke Me to anger.

Ezekiel 16:29 וַתַּרְבִּ֧י and you increased

So you extended your promiscuity to Chaldea, the land of merchants—but even with this you were not satisfied!

Ezekiel 16:51 וַתַּרְבִּ֤י and you have increased

Furthermore, Samaria did not commit half the sins you did. You have multiplied your abominations beyond theirs, and all the abominations you have committed have made your sisters appear righteous.

Ezekiel 19:2 רִבְּתָ֥ה she reared

and say: ‘What was your mother? A lioness among the lions! She lay down among the young lions; she reared her cubs.

Ezekiel 21:15 וְהַרְבֵּה֙ and [may be] many

So that their hearts may melt and many may stumble, I have appointed at all their gates a sword for slaughter. Yes, it is ready to flash like lightning; it is drawn for slaughter.

Ezekiel 22:25 הִרְבּ֥וּ they have multiplied

The conspiracy of the princes in her midst is like a roaring lion tearing its prey. They devour the people, seize the treasures and precious things, and multiply the widows within her.

Ezekiel 23:19 וַתַּרְבֶּ֖ה and she increased

Yet she multiplied her promiscuity, remembering the days of her youth, when she had prostituted herself in the land of Egypt

Ezekiel 24:10 הַרְבֵּ֤ה increase

Pile on the logs and kindle the fire; cook the meat well and mix in the spices; let the bones be burned.

Ezekiel 28:5 הִרְבִּ֣יתָ you have increased

By your great skill in trading you have increased your wealth, but your heart has grown proud because of it.

Ezekiel 31:5 וַתִּרְבֶּ֨ינָה and they became great

Therefore it towered higher than all the trees of the field. Its branches multiplied, and its boughs grew long as it spread them out because of the abundant waters.

Ezekiel 36:10 וְהִרְבֵּיתִ֤י and I will multiply

I will multiply the people upon you—the house of Israel in its entirety. The cities will be inhabited and the ruins rebuilt.

Ezekiel 36:11 וְהִרְבֵּיתִ֧י וְרָב֣וּ and I will multiply, and they will increase

I will fill you with people and animals, and they will multiply and be fruitful. I will make you as inhabited as you once were, and I will make you prosper more than before. Then you will know that I am the LORD.

Ezekiel 36:29 וְהִרְבֵּיתִ֣י and I will increase

I will save you from all your uncleanness. I will summon the grain and make it plentiful, and I will not bring famine upon you.

Ezekiel 36:30 וְהִרְבֵּיתִי֙ and I will increase

I will also make the fruit of the trees and the crops of the field plentiful, so that you will no longer bear reproach among the nations on account of famine.

Ezekiel 36:37 אַרְבֶּ֥ה I will increase

This is what the Lord GOD says: Once again I will hear the plea of the house of Israel and do for them this: I will multiply their people like a flock.

Ezekiel 37:26 וְהִרְבֵּיתִ֣י and I will increase

And I will make a covenant of peace with them; it will be an everlasting covenant. I will establish them and multiply them, and I will set My sanctuary among them forever.

Daniel 11:39 יַרְבֶּ֣ה he will increase

He will attack the strongest fortresses with the help of a foreign god and will greatly honor those who acknowledge him, making them rulers over many and distributing the land for a price.

Daniel 12:4 וְתִרְבֶּ֥ה so it may increase

But you, Daniel, shut up these words and seal the book until the time of the end. Many will roam to and fro, and knowledge will increase.”

Hosea 2:8 הִרְבֵּ֥יתִי I multiplied

For she does not acknowledge that it was I who gave her grain, new wine, and oil, who lavished on her silver and gold—which they crafted for Baal.

Hosea 4:7 כְּרֻבָּ֖ם as increased they

The more they multiplied, the more they sinned against Me; they exchanged their Glory for a thing of disgrace.

Hosea 8:11 הִרְבָּ֥ה he has multiplied

Though Ephraim multiplied the altars for sin, they became his altars for sinning.

Hosea 8:14 הִרְבָּ֖ה he has multiplied

Israel has forgotten his Maker and built palaces; Judah has multiplied its fortified cities. But I will send fire upon their cities, and it will consume their citadels.

Hosea 10:1 הִרְבָּה֙ he multiplied

Israel was a luxuriant vine, yielding fruit for himself. The more his fruit increased, the more he increased the altars. The better his land produced, the better he made the sacred pillars.

Hosea 12:1 יַרְבֶּ֑ה he increases

Ephraim feeds on the wind and pursues the east wind all day long; he multiplies lies and violence; he makes a covenant with Assyria and sends olive oil to Egypt.

Hosea 12:10 הִרְבֵּ֑יתִי I multiplied

I spoke through the prophets and multiplied their visions; I gave parables through the prophets.

Amos 4:4 הַרְבּ֣וּ increase

“Go to Bethel and transgress; rebel even more at Gilgal! Bring your sacrifices every morning, your tithes every three days.

Amos 4:9 הַרְבּ֨וֹת to make many

“I struck you with blight and mildew in your growing gardens and vineyards; the locust devoured your fig and olive trees, yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD.

Jonah 4:11 הַרְבֵּה֩ [are] many

So should I not care about the great city of Nineveh, which has more than 120,000 people who cannot tell their right hand from their left, and many cattle as well?”

Nahum 3:16 הִרְבֵּית֙ you have increased

You have multiplied your merchants more than the stars of the sky. The young locust strips the land and flies away.

Habakkuk 2:6 הַמַּרְבֶּ֣ה the [one who] increases

Will not all of these take up a taunt against him, speaking with mockery and derision: ‘Woe to him who amasses what is not his and makes himself rich with many loans! How long will this go on?’

Haggai 1:6 הַרְבֵּ֜ה much

You have planted much but harvested little. You eat but never have enough. You drink but never have your fill. You put on clothes but never get warm. You earn wages to put into a bag pierced through.”

Haggai 1:9 הַרְבֵּה֙ much

You expected much, but behold, it amounted to little. And what you brought home, I blew away. Why? declares the LORD of Hosts. Because My house still lies in ruins, while each of you is busy with his own house.

Zechariah 10:8 וְרָב֖וּ רָבֽוּ׃ and they will multiply, they multiplied

I will whistle for them to gather, for I have redeemed them; and they will be as numerous as they once were.