תַּרְבִּית
tarbît
increment
Strong's H8636NounHebrewTWOT 2103f

תַּרְבִּית (tarbît) is a Hebrew noun meaning increment. It appears 7 times in 3 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H8636).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2103f)

Range of meaning (TWOT 2103f)increment, interest, usury; multiplication, percentage, bonus; increase, unjust gain
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

תַּרְבִּית noun, feminine: increment, interest, usury

Strong's H8636 תַּרְבִּית: multiplication, i.e. percentage or bonus in addition to principal
KJV:increase, unjust gain.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 2103: רָבָה rābâ — be, become, much, many, great; become many, numerous, grow great; make large, increase; make much, make great; archer, be in authority, bring up, enlarge, excel, exceeding, exceedingly, be full of, grow up, heap, be long, more…

See it in Scripture

Leviticus 25:36Proverbs 28:8Ezekiel 18:8

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