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tarbīt תַּרְבִּית ‘increment’ (Hebrew)

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

tarbīt n, f
1) increment, usury, interest, bonus

Mentioned in Ezekiel 18:17, 22:12, 18:8, 18:13 Proverbs 28:8

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