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Ecclesiastes 7:16

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Masoretic Text 1524

H408 not אל

H1961 Be תהי

H6662 righteous צדיק

H7235 over much הרבה

H408 neither ואל

H2449 over wise תתחכם

H3148 יותר

H4100 why למה

H8074 make thyself תשׁומם׃

King James Bible (Oxford 1769)

H1961 Be

H408 not

H6662 righteous

over

H7235 much

H408 neither

make

H8074 thyself

over

H2449 wise

H4100 why

shouldest

thou

destroy

H8074 thyself

Hebrew-English Dictionary

Strongs: H7235

Hebrew: רָבָה

Transliteration: râbâh

Pronunciation: raw-baw'

Part of Speech: Verb

Bible Usage: [bring in] abundance (X {-antly}) + archer [by mistake for {H7232]} be in {authority} bring {up} X-(idiom) {continue} {enlarge} {excel} exceeding ({-ly}) be full {of} ({be} make) great ({-er} {-ly}) X-(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}) X-(idiom) process [of {time]} {sore} {store} {thoroughly} very.

Definition:

to increase (in whatever respect)

1. be or become great, be or become many, be or become much, be or become numerous

a. (Qal)

1. to become many, become numerous, multiply (of people, animals, things)

2. to be or grow great

b. (Piel) to make large, enlarge, increase, become many

c. (Hiphil)

1. to make much, make many, have many 1c

d. to multiply, increase 1c

e. to make much to do, do much in respect of, transgress greatly 1c

f. to increase greatly or exceedingly

1. to make great, enlarge, do much

2. (Qal) to shoot

The Brown-Driver-Briggs
Hebrew-English Lexicon (BDB) 1906