תַּרְבִּית

tar.bitincrementHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · feminine6 occurrences3 books6 verses

Definition

from H7235; multiplication, i.e. percentage or bonus in addition to principal
Traditional renderings: increase, unjust gain.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

6 total
  1. Leviticus 25:36וְתַרְבִּ֔ית · or profit
    Do not take any interest or profit from him, but fear your God, that your countryman may live among you.
  2. Proverbs 28:8וּבְתַרְבִּית · and usury
    He who increases his wealth by interest and usury lays it up for one who is kind to the poor.
  3. Ezekiel 18:8וְתַרְבִּית֙ · excess interest
    He does not engage in usury or take excess interest, but he withholds his hand from iniquity and executes true justice between men.
  4. Ezekiel 18:13וְתַרְבִּ֥ית · excess interest
    He engages in usury and takes excess interest. Will this son live? He will not! Since he has committed all these abominations, he will surely die; his blood will be on his own head.
  5. Ezekiel 18:17וְתַרְבִּית֙ · or usury
    He withholds his hand from harming the poor and takes no interest or usury. He keeps My ordinances and follows My statutes. Such a man will not die for his father’s iniquity. He will surely live.
  6. Ezekiel 22:12וְתַרְבִּ֣ית · excess interest
    In you they take bribes to shed blood. You engage in usury, take excess interest, and extort your neighbors. But Me you have forgotten, declares the Lord GOD.