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The original-language words that the Berean Standard Bible translates with “more”. English often uses one word where Hebrew or Greek has several, each with its own shade of meaning. Under each word are verses where it is translated this way; choose the word itself for its full study: every verse, how else it is translated, the forms it takes and what the dictionaries say.

At a glance

How often each original word is translated “more” or one of its forms.

• עוֹד ôd45
• μᾶλλον mâllon36
• אַיִן ayin21
• πλείων pleíōn21
• יָסַף yâsaph19
• רָבָה râbâh18
• כֹּל kôl10
• אַף aph10
• לֹא lô9
• περισσός perissós9
• מַעַל maal8
• ἔτι éti8

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Hebrew and Aramaic words (Old Testament)

• עוֹד ôda going round, continuancetranslated this way 45 times of its 390 uses · Strong’s H5750Adverb  ·  Translated: longer 80, still 63, again 52, more 38

  Genesis 29:35 And once more she conceived and gave birth to a son and said, “This time I will praise the LORD.” So she named him Judah. Then Leah stopped having children.

  Exodus 9:29 Moses said to him, “When I have left the city, I will spread out my hands to the LORD. The thunder will cease, and there will be no more hail, so that you may know that the earth is the LORD’s.

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• אַיִן ayinnothing, noughttranslated this way 21 times of its 744 uses · Strong’s H369Adverb  ·  Translated: there is no 55, no 54, without 54, nothing 40

  Genesis 42:13 But they answered, “Your servants are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan. The youngest is now with our father, and one is no more.”

  2 Chronicles 20:25 Then Jehoshaphat and his people went to carry off the plunder, and they found on the bodies an abundance of goods and valuables — more than they could carry away. They were gathering the plunder for three days because there was so much.

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• יָסַף yâsaphaddtranslated this way 19 times of its 202 uses · Strong’s H3254Verb  ·  Translated: again 36, add 23, longer 20, severely 12

  Genesis 37:5 Then Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him even more.

  Deuteronomy 25:3 He may receive no more than forty lashes, lest your brother be beaten any more than that and be degraded in your sight.

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• רָבָה râbâhbe, or become, much, many, greattranslated this way 18 times of its 219 uses · Strong’s H7235Verb  ·  Translated: multiply 39, multiplied 23, many 15, much 10

  Exodus 1:10 Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, or they will increase even more; and if a war breaks out, they may join our enemies, fight against us, and leave the country.”

  Leviticus 11:42 Do not eat any creature that moves along the ground, whether it crawls on its belly or walks on four or more feet; for such creatures are detestable.

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• כֹּל kôlthe whole, alltranslated this way 10 times of its 5,107 uses · Strong’s H3605Noun  ·  Translated: all 1,589, and all 471, whole 223, every 196Full study and all 4,112 verses →
• אַף aphalso, yeatranslated this way 10 times of its 110 uses · Strong’s H637Conjunction  ·  Translated: and 12, indeed 10, much more 9, much less 7

  Deuteronomy 31:27 For I know how rebellious and stiff-necked you are. If you are already rebelling against the LORD while I am still alive, how much more will you rebel after my death!

  1 Samuel 23:3 But David’s men said to him, “Look, we are afraid here in Judah; how much more if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?”

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• לֹא lônottranslated this way 9 times of its 4,657 uses · Strong’s H3808Adverb  ·  Translated: no 309, not 269, never 218, will not 156Full study and all 3,775 verses →
• מַעַל maalhigher parttranslated this way 8 times of its 112 uses · Strong’s H4605Adverb  ·  Translated: older 30, above 21, more 8, upward 6

  Numbers 3:15 “Number the Levites by their families and clans. You are to count every male a month old or more.”

  Numbers 3:22 The number of all the males a month old or more was 7,500.

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• רַב rabmuch, many, greattranslated this way 7 times of its 445 uses · Strong’s H7227Adjective  ·  Translated: many 171, great 65, captain 24, long 14

  Numbers 22:15 Then Balak sent other princes, more numerous and more distinguished than the first messengers.

  Joshua 10:11 As they fled before Israel along the descent from Beth-horon to Azekah, the LORD cast down on them large hailstones from the sky, and more of them were killed by the hailstones than by the swords of the Israelites.

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• טוֹב ṭôbpleasant, agreeable, goodtranslated this way 6 times of its 538 uses · Strong’s H2896Adjective  ·  Translated: good 249, better 72, prosperity 19, good things 12

  Judges 15:2 “I was sure that you thoroughly hated her,” said her father, “so I gave her to one of the men who accompanied you. Is not her younger sister more beautiful than she? Please take her instead.”

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• רָעַע râabe evil, badtranslated this way 5 times of its 97 uses · Strong’s H7489Verb  ·  Translated: wicked 9, harm 8, evil 8, evildoers 8

  1 Kings 14:9 You have done more evil than all who came before you. You have proceeded to make for yourself other gods and molten images to provoke Me, and you have flung Me behind your back.

  2 Kings 21:11 “Since Manasseh king of Judah has committed all these abominations, acting more wickedly than the Amorites who preceded him, and with his idols has caused Judah to sin,

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• אַחֵר achêranothertranslated this way 4 times of its 164 uses · Strong’s H312Adjective  ·  Translated: other 79, another 46, others 9, more 4

  Genesis 8:10 Noah waited seven more days and again sent out the dove from the ark.

  1 Samuel 19:21 When this was reported to Saul, he sent more messengers, but they began to prophesy as well. So Saul tried again and sent messengers a third time, and even they began to prophesy.

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• פַּעַם paambeat, foot, anvil, occurrencetranslated this way 4 times of its 105 uses · Strong’s H6471Noun  ·  Translated: times 42, time 15, feet 9, twice 6

  Genesis 18:32 Finally, Abraham said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak once more. Suppose ten are found there?” And He answered, “On account of the ten, I will not destroy it.”

  Judges 6:39 Then Gideon said to God, “Do not be angry with me; let me speak one more time. Please allow me one more test with the fleece. This time let it be dry, and the ground covered with dew.”

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• צָדַק tsâdaqbe just, righteoustranslated this way 4 times of its 41 uses · Strong’s H6663Verb  ·  Translated: righteous 8, more righteous 3, justify 3, justifying 3

  Genesis 38:26 Judah recognized the items and said, “She is more righteous than I, since I did not give her to my son Shelah.” And he did not have relations with her again.

  Job 4:17 ‘Can a mortal be more righteous than God, or a man more pure than his Maker?

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• עָצַם âtsambe vast, mighty, numeroustranslated this way 4 times of its 18 uses · Strong’s H6105Verb  ·  Translated: numerous 5, more 2, more numerous 2

  Psalm 40:5 Many, O LORD my God, are the wonders You have done, and the plans You have for us — none can compare to You — if I proclaim and declare them, they are more than I can count.

  Jeremiah 15:8 I will make their widows more numerous than the sand of the sea. I will bring a destroyer at noon against the mothers of young men. I will suddenly bring upon them anguish and dismay.

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• כָּבַד kâbadbe heavy, weighty, burdensome, honouredtranslated this way 3 times of its 109 uses · Strong’s H3513Verb  ·  Translated: honor 19, honored 11, heavy 10, hardened 6

  Numbers 22:15 Then Balak sent other princes, more numerous and more distinguished than the first messengers.

  2 Samuel 23:19 Was he not more honored than the Three? And he became their commander, even though he was not included among the Three.

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• שָׁחַת shâchathgo to ruin (?)translated this way 3 times of its 145 uses · Strong’s H7843Verb  ·  Translated: destroy 58, destroyed 13, corrupt 7, corrupted 5

  Judges 2:19 But when the judge died, the Israelites became even more corrupt than their fathers, going after other gods to serve them and bow down to them. They would not give up their evil practices and stubborn ways.

  Ezekiel 16:47 And you not only walked in their ways and practiced their abominations, but soon you were more depraved than they were.

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• גָּדַל gâdalgrow up, become greattranslated this way 3 times of its 115 uses · Strong’s H1431Verb  ·  Translated: great 14, grew 10, grown 7, greater 7

  1 Samuel 20:41 When the young man had gone, David got up from the south side of the stone, fell facedown, and bowed three times. Then he and Jonathan kissed each other and wept together — though David wept more.

  Esther 9:4 For Mordecai exercised great power in the palace, and his fame spread throughout the provinces as he became more and more powerful.

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• צַדִּיק tsaddîqjust, righteoustranslated this way 3 times of its 205 uses · Strong’s H6662Adjective  ·  Translated: righteous 162, righteous man 23, innocent 7, more righteous 3

  1 Samuel 24:17 and said to David, “You are more righteous than I, for you have rewarded me with good, though I have rewarded you with evil.

  1 Kings 2:32 The LORD will bring his bloodshed back upon his own head, for without the knowledge of my father David he struck down two men more righteous and better than he when he put to the sword Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel’s army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah’s army.

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• יוֹם yômdaytranslated this way 3 times of its 2,013 uses · Strong’s H3117Noun  ·  Translated: day 1,009, days 524, today 141, time 72Full study and all 1,744 verses →
• בָּחַר bâcharchoosetranslated this way 3 times of its 171 uses · Strong’s H977Verb  ·  Translated: chosen 73, choose 44, chose 21, chooses 6Full study and all 163 verses →
• מְאֹד meôdmuchness, force, abundance, exceedinglytranslated this way 2 times of its 195 uses · Strong’s H3966Adverb  ·  Translated: greatly 28, very 12, was very 8, exceedingly 8Full study and all 186 verses →
• אַךְ aksurelytranslated this way 2 times of its 138 uses · Strong’s H389Adverb  ·  Translated: but 31, Surely 29, only 11, Nevertheless 7Full study and all 135 verses →
• רָבַב râbabbe or become, many, muchtranslated this way 2 times of its 21 uses · Strong’s H7231Verb  ·  Translated: many 8, multiply 3, more numerous 2Full study and all 21 verses →
• חָדַל châdalceasetranslated this way 2 times of its 57 uses · Strong’s H2308Verb  ·  Translated: stopped 9, stop 6, refrain 5, cease 4Full study and all 55 verses →
• שָׂכַל sâkalbe prudenttranslated this way 2 times of its 61 uses · Strong’s H7919Verb  ·  Translated: wise 11, prosper 5, understand 5, prospered 3Full study and all 61 verses →
• כִּי kîburning, brandingtranslated this way 2 times of its 3,991 uses · Strong’s H3588Conjunction  ·  Translated: for 1,770, that 572, because 523, when 194Full study and all 3,583 verses →
• גַּם gamalso, moreover, yeatranslated this way 2 times of its 625 uses · Strong’s H1571Conjunction  ·  Translated: even 107, and 100, also 64, too 43Full study and all 565 verses →
• שָׁמַר shâmarkeep, watch, preservetranslated this way 2 times of its 461 uses · Strong’s H8104Verb  ·  Translated: keep 133, careful 39, kept 33, guard 25Full study and all 436 verses →
• תִּקְוָה tiqvâhcordtranslated this way 2 times of its 34 uses · Strong’s H8615Noun  ·  Translated: hope 28, cord 2, more hope 2, expectations 1Full study and all 33 verses →
• הָלַךְ hâlakgo, come, walktranslated this way 2 times of its 1,461 uses · Strong’s H1980Verb  ·  Translated: go 338, went 173, walk 116, Come 84Full study and all 1,299 verses →

Greek words (New Testament)

• μᾶλλον mâllonmore, rathertranslated this way 36 times of its 64 uses · Strong’s G3123Adverb  ·  Translated: more 30, rather 16, Instead 5, louder 2Full study and all 62 verses →
• πλείων pleíōnmore, greatertranslated this way 21 times of its 52 uses · Strong’s G4119Adjective  ·  Translated: more 19, greater 7, many 5, most 5Full study and all 51 verses →
• περισσός perissósabundant, greater, vehemently, advantagetranslated this way 9 times of its 21 uses · Strong’s G4053Adjective  ·  Translated: more 5, greater 4Full study and all 20 verses →
• ἔτι étistill, yet, even nowtranslated this way 8 times of its 61 uses · Strong’s G2089Adverb  ·  Translated: still 22, more 8, again 7, while 6Full study and all 57 verses →
• ὑπέρ hypérin behalf of, abovetranslated this way 6 times of its 145 uses · Strong’s G5228Preposition  ·  Translated: for 88, behalf 9, about 7, more 5Full study and all 131 verses →
• ἄλλος állosother, another, differenttranslated this way 6 times of its 145 uses · Strong’s G243Adjective  ·  Translated: another 42, other 33, others 33, someone else 6Full study and all 130 verses →
• ἀνεκτότερος anektóterosendurable, tolerabletranslated this way 5 times of its 5 uses · Strong’s G414Adjective  ·  Translated: more bearable 5Full study and all 5 verses →
• πάλιν pálinagain, further, on the other handtranslated this way 5 times of its 106 uses · Strong’s G3825Adverb  ·  Translated: again 74, once 10, back 9, once more 5Full study and all 103 verses →
• οὐ ouno, nottranslated this way 4 times of its 704 uses · Strong’s G3756Adverb  ·  Translated: not 470, no 123, never 26, nothing 12Full study and all 643 verses →
• διαφέρω diaphérōI carry through, differ, surpass, exceltranslated this way 4 times of its 13 uses · Strong’s G1308Verb  ·  Translated: more valuable 2, worth more 2Full study and all 13 verses →
• οὐκέτι oukétino longer, no moretranslated this way 4 times of its 32 uses · Strong’s G3765Adverb  ·  Translated: longer 22, more 4, further 3, no 1Full study and all 31 verses →
• ἰσχυρός ischyrósstrong, mighty, powerfultranslated this way 3 times of its 29 uses · Strong’s G2478Adjective  ·  Translated: mighty 10, strong 6, more powerful 3, stronger 3Full study and all 27 verses →
• μέγας mégaslarge, greattranslated this way 3 times of its 218 uses · Strong’s G3173Adjective  ·  Translated: great 108, greater 29, loud 23, greatest 14Full study and all 206 verses →
• ἀκριβῶς akribōscarefully, exactly, strictlytranslated this way 3 times of its 7 uses · Strong’s G199Adverb  ·  Translated: carefully 1, accurately 1, more accurately 1, more carefully 1Full study and all 7 verses →
• περισσῶς perissōsgreatly, exceedinglytranslated this way 3 times of its 10 uses · Strong’s G4057Adverb  ·  Translated: louder 2, more 2Full study and all 9 verses →
• πονηρός ponērósevil, bad, wickedtranslated this way 2 times of its 77 uses · Strong’s G4190Adjective  ·  Translated: evil 49, wicked 11, bad 5, more wicked 2Full study and all 71 verses →
• μηκέτι mēkétino longertranslated this way 2 times of its 18 uses · Strong’s G3371Adverb  ·  Translated: longer 9, more 2, never 2Full study and all 18 verses →
• παρά paráfrom, in the presence oftranslated this way 2 times of its 160 uses · Strong’s G3844Preposition  ·  Translated: from 58, with 25, beside 9, at 9Full study and all 150 verses →
• ὑπεραυξάνω hyperauxánōI increase exceedinglytranslated this way 2 times of its 1 use · Strong’s G5232Verb  ·  Translated: growing more and more 1Full study and its 1 verse →
• ἅπαξ hápaxonce, once for alltranslated this way 2 times of its 12 uses · Strong’s G530Adverb  ·  Translated: once 8, again 2, Once more 2Full study and all 12 verses →

Scripture text and translation counts: Berean Standard Bible. Full entry: Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906, public domain), in the digital edition Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced by unfoldingWord (Joel Ruark, J. de Joode), based on data by Eliran Wong and Stephen Ku; its additions are used under CC BY 4.0. Strong’s Hebrew Dictionary: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew-to-English verse numbering: original work of the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible available at https://github.com/openscriptures/morphhb, CC BY 4.0. We reformatted the data, linked the references to this site’s Bible text and left out words in other scripts that the source holds only as images. These are historical reference works; an entry gives its authors’ view, and a word’s meaning in any verse depends on how it is used there.