4768

marbīt מַרְבִּית ‘greatness’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from rāvā רָבָה ‘to multiply / to shoot’
Roots: רבה

marbīt n, f
1) increase, great number, multitude, greatness
 1a) increase
  1a1) of family
  1a2) increment, interest, usury
 1b) great number (of people)
 1c) greatness (of wisdom)

Mentioned in Codex Leviticus 25:37 1 Samuel 2:33 1 Chronicles 12:30 2 Chronicles 30:18, 9:6

2014 — 2024 Institute for Biblical Content. Biblical Hebrew for linguists: a multilingual analytical biblical Hebrew lexicon.
Implemented as part of the research project at the ENS by M.Seveleu-Dubrovnik, PhD.
About | Listen audio | In other languages: .