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increase

Meaning of “increase”

Sense 1: Growth, produce, yield, offspring, gain, or enlargement. Sense 2: To grow, multiply, add to, enlarge, or intensify.

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First occurrence: Genesis 47:24

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2 Chronicles 32:28
Storehouses also for the increase of corn, and wine, and oil; and stalls for all manner of beasts, and cotes for flocks.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 32:28 · retained source text

Store-houses also for the increase of corne, and wine and oile; and stalles for all maner of beasts, and coates for flocks.

Ezra 10:10
And Ezra the priest stood up, and said unto them, Ye have transgressed, and have taken strange wives, to increase the trespass of Israel.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ezra 10:10 · retained source text

And Ezra the Priest stood vp, and said vnto them, Yee haue transgressed, and haue taken strange wiues, to encrease the trespasse of Israel.

1611 marginal noteHebr. haue caused to dwel, or haue brought backe.

Nehemiah 9:37
And it yieldeth much increase unto the kings whom thou hast set over us because of our sins: also they have dominion over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their pleasure, and we are in great distress.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Nehemiah 9:37 · retained source text

And it yeeldeth much increase vnto the kings, whom thou hast set ouer vs, because of our sinnes: also they haue dominion ouer our bodies, and ouer our cattell, at their pleasure; and wee are in great distresse.

Job 8:7
Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Job 8:7 · retained source text

Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase.

Job 20:28
The increase of his house shall depart, and his goods shall flow away in the day of his wrath.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Job 20:28 · retained source text

The increase of his house shall depart, and his goods shall flow away in the day of his wrath.

Job 31:12
For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Job 31:12 · retained source text

For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would roote out all mine encrease.

Psalms 44:12
Thou sellest thy people for nought, and dost not increase thy wealth by their price.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 44:12 · retained source text

Thou sellest thy people for nought, and doest not increase thy wealth by their price.

1611 marginal noteHeb. without riches.

Psalms 62:10
Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Psalms 62:10 · retained source text

Trust not in oppression, become not vaine in robberie: if riches increase, set not your heart vpon them.

Psalms 67:6
Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Psalms 67:6 · retained source text

Then shall the earth yeeld her increase; and God, euen our owne God, shall blesse vs.

Psalms 71:21
Thou shalt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side.
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1611 witness · Psalms 71:21 · retained source text

Thou shalt increase my greatnesse, and comfort me on euery side.

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