9 occurrences in 10 translations

'Decrease' in the Bible

You are to increase its price in proportion to a greater amount of years, and decrease its price in proportion to a lesser amount of years, because what he is selling to you is a number of harvests.

Verse ConceptsAccording To Timepotential

I'll send wild beasts against you from the open country to deprive you of your children, destroy your cattle, and decrease your number so that your roads become desolate.

Verse ConceptsBeastsNumbers ReducingAnimals Killing

Increase the inheritance for a large tribe and decrease it for a small one. Each is to be given its inheritance according to those who were registered in it.

Verse ConceptsAccording To PeopleFew PeopleMany In Israel

You are to receive the land as an inheritance by lot according to your clans. Increase the inheritance for a large clan and decrease it for a small one. Whatever place the lot indicates for someone will be his. You will receive an inheritance according to your ancestral tribes.

Verse ConceptsCasting LotsReal EstateAccording To PeopleFew PeopleMany In Israel

He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease.

Verse ConceptsOwning LivestockGod Multipling PeopleGod Blesses

Take wives and have sons and daughters. Take wives for your sons and give your daughters to men in marriage so that they may bear sons and daughters. Multiply there; do not decrease.

Verse ConceptsMarriage AllowedHusband And WifeMarriage KjvFather And Daughter RelationshipsFathers And DaughtersBuilding RelationshipsLeaving Parents For SpouseFathers Responsibilitiesspousemarraigematrimony

Thanksgiving will come out of them,a sound of celebration.I will multiply them, and they will not decrease;I will honor them, and they will not be insignificant.

Verse ConceptsMultiplyingThanksgivingRestored JoyGod Multipling PeopleSource Of HonourBeing Thankful For BlessingsCelebrationThankscelebrating

Even though they hire lovers among the nations,I will now round them up,and they will begin to decrease in numberunder the burden of the king and leaders.

Verse ConceptsGathering Israel

Bible Theasaurus

Abatement (1 instance)
Crumble (7 instances)
Decline (11 instances)
Decrease (9 instances)
Descend (65 instances)
Diminish (25 instances)
Diminution (1 instance)
Languish (15 instances)
Lessen (5 instances)
Lessening (2 instances)
Lessening (2 instances)
Reduction (2 instances)

Reverse Interlinear

Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
חסר 
Chacer 
Usage: 22

מעט 
Ma`at 
Usage: 22

ἐλαττόω 
Elattoo 
Usage: 3

τελευτάω 
Teleutao 
die , be dead , decrease
Usage: 7

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