מַרְבִּיתmarbîyth
increase, great number, greatness
Pronunciation: mar-beeth' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4768
Meanings
1. increase
a. of family (1 Samuel 2:33)
b. increment, interest, usury (Leviticus 25:37)
2. great number (2 Chronicles 30:18; 1 Chronicles 12:30)
3. greatness (2 Chronicles 9:6)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 5 times in the Bible.
- Leviticus 25:37 Remember, do not charge interest on money you lend him or make a profit on food you sell him.
- 1 Samuel 2:33 The few not cut off from serving at my altar will survive, but only so their eyes can go blind and their hearts break, and their children will die a violent death.
- 1 Chronicles 12:29 From the tribe of Benjamin, Saul’s relatives, there were 3,000 warriors. Most of the men from Benjamin had remained loyal to Saul until this time.
- 2 Chronicles 9:6 I didn’t believe what was said until I arrived here and saw it with my own eyes. In fact, I had not heard the half of your great wisdom! It is far beyond what I was told.
- 2 Chronicles 30:18 Most of those who came from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun had not purified themselves. But King Hezekiah prayed for them, and they were allowed to eat the Passover meal anyway, even though this was contrary to the requirements of the Law. For Hezekiah said, “May the Lord, who is good, pardon those
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).