תַּרְבִּיתtarbîyth
increment, interest, usury, = מַרְבִּית 1.b.
Pronunciation: tar-beeth' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H8636
Meanings
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 6 times in the Bible.
- Leviticus 25:36 Do not charge interest or make a profit at his expense. Instead, show your fear of God by letting him live with you as your relative.
- Proverbs 28:8 Income from charging high interest rates will end up in the pocket of someone who is kind to the poor.
- Ezekiel 18:8 He grants loans without interest, stays away from injustice, is honest and fair when judging others,
- Ezekiel 18:13 and lends money at excessive interest. Should such a sinful person live? No! He must die and must take full blame.
- Ezekiel 18:17 He helps the poor, does not lend money at interest, and obeys all my regulations and decrees. Such a person will not die because of his father’s sins; he will surely live.
- Ezekiel 22:12 There are hired murderers, loan racketeers, and extortioners everywhere. They never even think of me and my commands, says the Sovereign Lord.
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).