Hebrew · H7235, H5483 · unreviewed

לֹא יַרְבֶּה-לּוֹ סוּסִים

To increase (in whatever respect) · a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight )

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רָבָה H7235 to increase (in whatever respect)
Pronunciation rābāh
Expansion from quantity to authority and dominance; used of God's covenant blessing multiplying nations and power.
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סוּס H5483 a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight )
Pronunciation sus
Horse: symbol of military power and human strength, notably absent from Israel's ideal covenant life
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What does לֹא יַרְבֶּה-לּוֹ סוּסִים (lo yarbeh lo susim) mean in the Bible?

רָבָה · סוּס is a Hebrew word meaning "He shall not multiply horses for himself — the first royal prohibition against military-alliance accumulation".

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Meaning

He shall not multiply horses for himself — the first royal prohibition against military-alliance accumulation
Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 113×
Infinitive absolute 1Chr 20:2 · 1Kgs 5:9 · 1Kgs 10:10 · 1Kgs 10:11 · 1Sam 26:21 · 2Chr 14:12 · 2Chr 25:9 · 2Chr 32:27 · 2Kgs 10:18 · 2Kgs 21:16 · 2Sam 1:4 · 2Sam 8:8 · 2Sam 12:2 · 2Sam 12:30 · Deut 3:5 · Eccl 1:16 47×
Perfect 2Chr 33:6 · 2Chr 33:23 · 2Kgs 21:6 · Deut 1:10 · Hos 8:11 · Hos 8:14 · Hos 10:1 · Jer 46:16 · Judg 16:24 · 1Chr 4:27 · 1Chr 7:4 · 1Chr 23:11 · 2Chr 31:5 · 2Chr 36:14 · Ezek 22:25 · Ezek 28:5 26×
Imperfect Dan 11:39 · Deut 17:16 · Deut 17:17 · Eccl 10:14 · Exod 30:15 · Hos 12:2 · Isa 40:29 · Isa 55:7 · Prov 13:11 · Exod 32:13 · Ezek 36:37 · Gen 3:16 · Gen 16:10 · Gen 22:17 · Jer 33:22 · Job 29:18 24×
Participle active Eccl 6:11 · Exod 36:5 · Lev 11:42 · Neh 6:17 · Neh 9:37 · Prov 28:8
Sequential imperfect Ezek 24:10 · Judg 20:38 · Ps 51:4 · Amos 4:4 · Gen 34:12 · Isa 23:16
Infinitive construct Amos 4:9 · Deut 17:16 · Prov 25:27
Jussive 1Sam 2:3
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 31×
Imperfect 2Chr 24:27 · Deut 8:13 · Deut 14:24 · Deut 19:6 · Exod 1:10 · Exod 1:12 · Job 33:12 · Prov 29:16 · Ps 49:17 · Deut 11:21 · Job 27:14 · Job 39:4 · Prov 9:11 · Prov 28:28 · Ps 16:4 · Deut 7:22 18×
Perfect 1Chr 5:9 · 1Chr 5:23 · 1Chr 23:17 · 1Sam 25:10 · Eccl 5:10 · Ezra 9:6 · Isa 22:9 · Isa 59:12 · Zech 10:8 · 1Sam 14:30 10×
Infinitive construct Exod 11:9
Jussive Gen 1:22
Participle active Gen 21:20
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action
Perfect Ezek 19:2 · Ps 44:13
Sequential imperfect Judg 9:29
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