מַרְבִּית
mar.bitgreatnessHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · feminine5 occurrences4 books5 verses
Definition
from H7235; a multitude; also offspring; specifically interest (on capital)
Traditional renderings: greatest part, greatness, increase, multitude.
Traditional renderings: greatest part, greatness, increase, multitude.
Usage patterns
Occurrences
5 total
- Leviticus 25:37וּבְמַרְבִּ֖ית · for profitYou must not lend him your silver at interest or sell him your food for profit.
- 1 Samuel 2:33מַרְבִּ֥ית · your descendantsAnd every one of you that I do not cut off from My altar, I will cause your eyes to fail and your heart to grieve. All your descendants will die by the sword of men.
- 1 Chronicles 12:29מַרְבִּיתָ֔ם · most of whomFrom Benjamin, the kinsmen of Saul: 3,000, most of whom had remained loyal to the house of Saul up to that time.
- 2 Chronicles 9:6מַרְבִּ֣ית · of the greatnessBut 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.
- 2 Chronicles 30:18מַרְבִּ֣ית · A large numberA 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