מַרְבִּית
mar.bit
“greatness”
Definition
a multitude; also offspring; specifically interest (on capital)
from H7235 (רָבָה);
- increase, great number, multitude, greatness 1a) increase 1a1) of family 1a2) increment, interest, usury 1b) great number (of people) 1c) greatness (of wisdom)
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
H:N-F
H:N-F
Occurrences
מַרְבִּית appears 4 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
And every one of you that I do not cut off from My altar, your eyes will fail and your heart will grieve. All your descendants will die by the sword of men.
A large number of the people—many from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun—had not purified themselves, yet they ate the Passover, contrary to what was written. But Hezekiah interceded for them, saying, “May the LORD, who is good, provide atonement for everyone
But I did not believe the reports until I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, not half of the greatness of your wisdom was told to me. You have far exceeded the report I heard.
You must not lend him your silver at interest or sell him your food for profit.
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.