Usually translated as
multitude, abundance, greatness, great, much, abundantly, many, plenty, long, more in number, excellent, greatly, huge, most, plentifully, very, all, common, be increased
Occurrences
Rôb occurs 153 times in 147 verses of the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (5), Exodus (1), Leviticus (1), Deuteronomy (5), Joshua (2), Judges (2), 1 Samuel (2), 2 Samuel (1), 1 Kings (8), 2 Kings (1), 1 Chronicles (10), 2 Chronicles (27), Nehemiah (2), Esther (2), Job (9), Psalms (16), Proverbs (12), Ecclesiastes (4), Isaiah (11), Jeremiah (3), Lamentations (3), Ezekiel (11), Hosea (4), Nahum (2), Zechariah (3)
- Genesis 16:10 — And the angel of the LORD said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude (מֵרֹֽב).
- Genesis 27:28 — Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty (וְרֹ֥ב) of corn and wine:
- Genesis 30:30 — For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it is now increased unto a multitude (לָרֹ֔ב); and the LORD hath blessed thee since my coming: and now when shall I provide for mine own house also?
- Genesis 32:12 — And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude (מֵרֹֽב).
- Genesis 48:16 — The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude (לָרֹ֖ב) in the midst of the earth.
- Exodus 15:7 — And in the greatness (וּבְרֹ֥ב) of thine excellency thou hast overthrown them that rose up against thee: thou sentest forth thy wrath, which consumed them as stubble.
- Leviticus 25:16 — According to the multitude (רֹ֣ב) of years thou shalt increase the price thereof, and according to the fewness of years thou shalt diminish the price of it: for according to the number of the years of the fruits doth he sell unto thee.
- Deuteronomy 1:10 — The LORD your God hath multiplied you, and, behold, ye are this day as the stars of heaven for multitude (לָרֹֽב).
- Deuteronomy 7:7 — The LORD did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people:
- Deuteronomy 10:22 — Thy fathers went down into Egypt with threescore and ten persons; and now the LORD thy God hath made thee as the stars of heaven for multitude (לָרֹֽב).
- Deuteronomy 28:47 — Because thou servedst not the LORD thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance (מֵרֹ֖ב) of all things;
- Deuteronomy 28:62 — And ye shall be left few in number, whereas ye were as the stars of heaven for multitude (לָרֹ֑ב); because thou wouldest not obey the voice of the LORD thy God.
- Joshua 9:13 — And these bottles of wine, which we filled, were new; and, behold, they be rent: and these our garments and our shoes are become old by reason of the very long (מֵרֹ֥ב) journey.
- Joshua 11:4 — And they went out, they and all their hosts with them, much people, even as the sand that is upon the sea shore in multitude (לָרֹ֑ב), with horses and chariots very many.
- Judges 6:5 — For they came up with their cattle and their tents, and they came as grasshoppers for multitude (לָרֹ֔ב); for both they and their camels were without number: and they entered into the land to destroy it.
- Judges 7:12 — And the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the children of the east lay along in the valley like grasshoppers for multitude (לָרֹ֑ב); and their camels were without number, as the sand by the sea side for multitude.
- Judges 7:12 — And the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the children of the east lay along in the valley like grasshoppers for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand by the sea side for multitude (לָרֹֽב).
- 1 Samuel 1:16 — Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance (מֵרֹ֥ב) of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto.
- 1 Samuel 13:5 — And the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea shore in multitude (לָרֹ֑ב): and they came up, and pitched in Michmash, eastward from Beth-aven.
- 2 Samuel 17:11 — Therefore I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered unto thee, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude (לָרֹ֑ב); and that thou go to battle in thine own person.
- 1 Kings 1:19 — And he hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance (לָרֹב֒), and hath called all the sons of the king, and Abiathar the priest, and Joab the captain of the host: but Solomon thy servant hath he not called.
- 1 Kings 1:25 — For he is gone down this day, and hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance (לָרֹב֒), and hath called all the king’s sons, and the captains of the host, and Abiathar the priest; and, behold, they eat and drink before him, and say, God save king Adonijah.
- 1 Kings 3:8 — And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude (מֵרֹֽב).
- 1 Kings 4:20 — Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude (לָרֹ֑ב), eating and drinking, and making merry.
- 1 Kings 7:47 — And Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, because they were exceeding many (מֵרֹ֖ב): neither was the weight of the brass found out.
- 1 Kings 8:5 — And king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel, that were assembled unto him, were with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen, that could not be told nor numbered for multitude (מֵרֹֽב).
- 1 Kings 10:10 — And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance (לָרֹ֔ב) of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.
- 1 Kings 10:27 — And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycomore trees that are in the vale, for abundance (לָרֹֽב).
- 2 Kings 19:23 — By thy messengers thou hast reproached the Lord, and hast said, With the multitude (בְּרֹ֥ב) of my chariots I am come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon, and will cut down the tall cedar trees thereof, and the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the lodgings of his borders, and into the forest of his Carmel.
- 1 Chronicles 4:38 — These mentioned by their names were princes in their families: and the house of their fathers increased greatly (לָרֽוֹב).
- 1 Chronicles 12:40 — Moreover they that were nigh them, even unto Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, and meat, meal, cakes of figs, and bunches of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep abundantly (לָרֹ֑ב): for there was joy in Israel.
- 1 Chronicles 22:3 — And David prepared iron in abundance (לָ֠רֹב) for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the joinings; and brass in abundance without weight;
- 1 Chronicles 22:3 — And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the joinings; and brass in abundance (לָרֹ֖ב) without weight;
- 1 Chronicles 22:4 — Also cedar trees in abundance: for the Zidonians and they of Tyre brought much (לָרֹ֖ב) cedar wood to David.
- 1 Chronicles 22:5 — And David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be builded for the LORD must be exceeding magnifical, of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will therefore now make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly (לָרֹ֖ב) before his death.
- 1 Chronicles 22:8 — But the word of the LORD came to me, saying, Thou hast shed blood abundantly (לָרֹב֙), and hast made great wars: thou shalt not build an house unto my name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in my sight.
- 1 Chronicles 22:14 — Now, behold, in my trouble I have prepared for the house of the LORD an hundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver; and of brass and iron without weight; for it is in abundance (לָרֹ֖ב): timber also and stone have I prepared; and thou mayest add thereto.
- 1 Chronicles 22:15 — Moreover there are workmen with thee in abundance (לָרֹב֙), hewers and workers of stone and timber, and all manner of cunning men for every manner of work.
- 1 Chronicles 29:2 — Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for things to be made of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and the brass for things of brass, the iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, glistering stones, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance (לָרֹֽב).
- 1 Chronicles 29:21 — And they sacrificed sacrifices unto the LORD, and offered burnt offerings unto the LORD, on the morrow after that day, even a thousand bullocks, a thousand rams, and a thousand lambs, with their drink offerings, and sacrifices in abundance (לָרֹ֖ב) for all Israel:
- 2 Chronicles 1:15 — And the king made silver and gold at Jerusalem as plenteous as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycomore trees that are in the vale for abundance (לָרֹֽב).
- 2 Chronicles 2:9 — Even to prepare me timber in abundance (לָרֹ֑ב): for the house which I am about to build shall be wonderful great.
- 2 Chronicles 4:18 — Thus Solomon made all these vessels in great abundance (לָרֹ֣ב): for the weight of the brass could not be found out.
- 2 Chronicles 5:6 — Also king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel that were assembled unto him before the ark, sacrificed sheep and oxen, which could not be told nor numbered for multitude (מֵרֹֽב).
- 2 Chronicles 9:1 — And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to prove Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great company, and camels that bare spices, and gold in abundance (לָרֹ֖ב), and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.
- 2 Chronicles 9:9 — And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices great abundance (לָרֹ֥ב), and precious stones: neither was there any such spice as the queen of Sheba gave king Solomon.
- 2 Chronicles 9:27 — And the king made silver in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycomore trees that are in the low plains in abundance (לָרֹֽב).
- 2 Chronicles 11:23 — And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his children throughout all the countries of Judah and Benjamin, unto every fenced city: and he gave them victual in abundance (לָרֹ֑ב). And he desired many wives.
- 2 Chronicles 14:15 — They smote also the tents of cattle, and carried away sheep and camels in abundance (לָרֹב֙), and returned to Jerusalem.
- 2 Chronicles 15:9 — And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and the strangers with them out of Ephraim and Manasseh, and out of Simeon: for they fell to him out of Israel in abundance (לָרֹ֔ב), when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.