Marbit מַרְבִּית
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| מַרְבִּית | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | marbit |
| Strong's number | H4768 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | greatness |
| Occurrences | 5 in 5 verses |
| Most frequent in | 2 Chronicles (2) |
Marbit (Hebrew מַרְבִּית, Strong's H4768) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “greatness”. It occurs 5 times in 5 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) increase, great number, multitude, greatness
1a) increase
1a1) of family
1a2) increment, interest, usury
1b) great number (of people)
1c) greatness (of wisdom)
1a) increase
1a1) of family
1a2) increment, interest, usury
1b) great number (of people)
1c) greatness (of wisdom)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | increase (2), greatest (1), greatness (1), multitude (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | profit (1), your descendants (1), most of whom (1), greatness (1), large number (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Marbit, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Leviticus
- Leviticus 25:37Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor lend him thy victuals for increase.You must not lend him your silver at interest or sell him your food for profit.
1 Samuel
- 1 Samuel 2:33And the man of thine, whom I shall not cut off from mine altar, shall be to consume thine eyes, and to grieve thine heart: and all the increase of thine house shall die in the flower of their age.And every one of you that I do not cut off from My altar, your eyes will fail and your heart will grieve. All your descendants will die by the sword of men.
1 Chronicles
- 1 Chronicles 12:29And of the children of Benjamin, the kindred of Saul, three thousand: for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept the ward of the house of Saul.From Benjamin, the kinsmen of Saul: 3,000, most of whom had remained loyal to the house of Saul up to that time.
2 Chronicles
- 2 Chronicles 9:6Howbeit I believed not their words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the one half of the greatness of thy wisdom was not told me: for thou exceedest the fame that I heard.But 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 30:18For a multitude of the people, even many of Ephraim, and Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet did they eat the passover otherwise than it was written. But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, The good Lord pardon every oneA 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
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).