רָבָהrâbâh

Meanings

Same root

• אַרְבֶּהʼarbeh · H697a locust (from its rapid increase)
• מַרְבֶהmarbeh · H4766properly, increasing; as noun, greatness, or (adverbially) greatly
• מִרְבָּהmirbâh · H4767abundance, i.e. a great quantity
• מַרְבִּיתmarbîyth · H4768a multitude; also offspring; specifically interest (on capital)
• רְבָהrᵉbâh · H7236{to increase (in whatever respect)}
• רְבוּrᵉbûw · H7238increase (of dignity)
• תַּרְבּוּתtarbûwth · H8635multiplication, i.e. progeny
• תַּרְבִּיתtarbîyth · H8636multiplication, i.e. percentage or bonus in addition to principal

Where it appears

Appears 227 times in the Bible.

• Genesis 1:22 Then God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply. Let the fish fill the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth.”
• Genesis 1:28 Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it. Reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the animals that scurry along the ground.”
• Genesis 3:16 Then he said to the woman, “I will sharpen the pain of your pregnancy, and in pain you will give birth. And you will desire to control your husband, but he will rule over you.”
• Genesis 7:17 For forty days the floodwaters grew deeper, covering the ground and lifting the boat high above the earth.
• Genesis 7:18 As the waters rose higher and higher above the ground, the boat floated safely on the surface.
• Genesis 8:17 Release all the animals—the birds, the livestock, and the small animals that scurry along the ground—so they can be fruitful and multiply throughout the earth.”