תַּרְבִּית
tarbîyth · tar-beeth'
multiplication, i.e. percentage or bonus in addition to principal
Lexicon
Derivation: from H7235 (רָבָה);
multiplication, i.e. percentage or bonus in addition to principal
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: increase, unjust gain.
Letters
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
- 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)
the mark, the covenant sign › the head, the highest › the house, what is within › the hand that works › the mark, the covenant sign
The mark, the covenant sign 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 תַּרְבִּית 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
6 occurrences · 6 OT · 0 NT · 5 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- of him, or increase1 · 17%
- and unjust gain1 · 17%
- any increase1 · 17%
- increase1 · 17%
- nor increase1 · 17%
- and increase1 · 17%
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.