מַרְבִּית
Transliteration
marbîṯ
Pronunciation
mar-beeth'
Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From רָבָה (H7235)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2103d

Strong’s Definitions

מַרְבִּית marbîyth, mar-beeth'; from H7235; a multitude; also offspring; specifically interest (on capital):—greatest part, greatness, increase, multitude.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's H4768 in the following manner: increase (2x), greatest part (1x), greatest (1x), multitude (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's H4768 in the following manner: increase (2x), greatest part (1x), greatest (1x), multitude (1x).

  1. increase, great number, multitude, greatness

    1. increase

      1. of family

      2. increment, interest, usury

    2. great number (of people)

    3. greatness (of wisdom)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מַרְבִּית marbîyth, mar-beeth'; from H7235; a multitude; also offspring; specifically interest (on capital):—greatest part, greatness, increase, multitude.
STRONGS H4768: Abbreviations
† מַרְבִּית noun feminine increase, great number, greatness; — מ׳ absolute Leviticus 25:37; construct 1 Samuel 2:33 + 2 times; suffix מַרְבִּיתָם 1 Chronicles 12:30 [1 Chronicles 12:29] (van d. H. 1 Chronicles 12:29); —
1. increase, concrete:
a. of family 1 Samuel 2:33.
b. increment, interest, usury, Leviticus 25:37 (H; of food-stuffs, || נֶשֶׁךְ, of money; מ׳ of money Egyptian Aramaic, opposed to ראש principal, CookeNorth-Semitic Inscr. 404).
2. great number: of people 2 Chronicles 30:18; with suffix = the greater part of them, 1 Chronicles 12:30 [1 Chronicles 12:29] (see above).
3. greatness, of wisdom 2 Chronicles 9:6.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Leviticus

25:37; 25:37

1 Samuel

2:33; 2:33

1 Chronicles

12:29; 12:29; 12:29

2 Chronicles

9:6; 30:18