Word Study · Strong's H4768 · Hebrew
מַרְבִּית
marbith
mar-beeth'
Strong's 1890 spelling: marbîyth
“a multitude”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a multitude; also offspring; specifically interest (on capital)
Rendered in the KJV as
greatest part, greatness, increase, multitude.
- 5occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 4 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 5 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- מַרְבִּ֣ית2
- וּבְמַרְבִּ֖ית1
- מַרְבִּ֥ית1
- מַרְבִּיתָ֔ם1
How it is rendered · 5
- [the] greater part of1
- [the] greatness of1
- [the] increase of1
- and for profit1
- greater part their1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)3
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine singular1
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcfsc · 3
- HC/R/Ncfsa · 1
- HNcfsc/Sp3mp · 1
All 5, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
2 Chronicles carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
2 Chronicles2 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 9:6מַרְבִּ֣יתmarbitnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)But I did not believe the reports until I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, not half of the greatness of your wisdom was told to me. You have far exceeded the report I heard.here: [the] greatness of
- 2 Chronicles 30:18מַרְבִּ֣יתmarbitnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)A large number of the people—many from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun—had not purified themselves, yet they ate the Passover, contrary to what was written. But Hezekiah interceded for them, saying, “May the LORD, who is good, provide atonement for everyonehere: [the] greater part of