Midvash

רְבָהrᵉbâh

grow great

Pronunciation: reb-aw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7236

Meanings

Pe`al: grow tall and large, grow long, grow great, increase (Daniel 4:8; Daniel 4:19; Daniel 4:17)

Pa`el: make great (Daniel 2:48)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 6 times in the Bible.

  • Daniel 2:48 Then the king appointed Daniel to a high position and gave him many valuable gifts. He made Daniel ruler over the whole province of Babylon, as well as chief over all his wise men.
  • Daniel 4:11 The tree grew very tall and strong, reaching high into the heavens for all the world to see.
  • Daniel 4:20 The tree you saw was growing very tall and strong, reaching high into the heavens for all the world to see.
  • Daniel 4:22 That tree, Your Majesty, is you. For you have grown strong and great; your greatness reaches up to heaven, and your rule to the ends of the earth.
  • Daniel 4:33 “That same hour the judgment was fulfilled, and Nebuchadnezzar was driven from human society. He ate grass like a cow, and he was drenched with the dew of heaven. He lived this way until his hair was as long as eagles’ feathers and his nails were like birds’ claws.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).