מַרְבִּית
marbîyth · mar-beeth'
a multitude; also offspring; specifically interest (on capital)
Lexicon
Derivation: from H7235 (רָבָה);
a multitude; also offspring; specifically interest (on capital)
- a multitude
- also, offspring
- specifically, interest (on capital)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: greatest part, greatness, increase, multitude.
Letters
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
water, chaos, the mighty deep › the head, the highest › the house, what is within › the hand that works › the mark, the covenant sign
Water, chaos, the mighty deep of the head, the highest of the house, what is within of the hand that works of the mark, the covenant sign.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of מַרְבִּית above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
5 occurrences · 5 OT · 0 NT · 4 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- for increase1 · 20%
- and all the increase1 · 20%
- for hitherto the greatest1 · 20%
- of the greatness1 · 20%
- for a multitude1 · 20%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.