Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
greatness
Usage: 1) increase, great number, multitude, greatness 1a) increase 1a1) of family 1a2) increment, interest, usury 1b) great number (of people) 1c) greatness (of wisdom)
Strong's Number
H4768
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
5
Books
4
Strong's H4768 Quick Answer
Strong's H4768 מַרבִּיתּ (marbiyth) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. marbiyth (mar-beeth') n-f. 1. a multitude 2. also offspring It has 5 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include greatest, greatness, and multitude. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- marbiyth (mar-beeth') n-f. 1. a multitude 2. also offspring
- Usage
- 5 linked usages
- Books
- 4 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- greatest, greatness, and multitude
Meaning and Definition
marbiyth (mar-beeth') n-f. 1. a multitude 2. also offspring 3. specifically interest (on capital) [from H7235] KJV: greatest part, greatness, increase, multitude. Root(s): H7235
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4768. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H4768 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render marbiyth, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
How Strong's H4768 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 5 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H4768 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H4768 in the Old Testament
5 indexed usages in Old Testament.
Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor lend him thy victuals for increase.
And the man of thine, whom I shall not cut off from mine altar, shall be to consume thine eyes, and to grieve thine heart: and all the increase of thine house shall die in the flower of their age.
And of the children of Benjamin, the kindred of Saul, three thousand: for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept the ward of the house of Saul.
Usage Excerpts
First 5 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4768.
Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor lend him thy victuals for increase.
And the man of thine, whom I shall not cut off from mine altar, shall be to consume thine eyes, and to grieve thine heart: and all the increase of thine house shall die in the flower of their age.
And of the children of Benjamin, the kindred of Saul, three thousand: for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept the ward of the house of Saul.
Howbeit I believed not their words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the one half of the greatness of thy wisdom was not told me: for thou exceedest the fame that I heard.
For a multitude of the people, even many of Ephraim, and Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet did they eat the passover otherwise than it was written. But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, The good LORD pardon every one
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4768, grouped by book.
Leviticus 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 2 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H4768 FAQ
What does marbith (מַרְבִּית) mean?
Marbith (Strong's H4768) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "multitude". marbiyth (mar-beeth') n-f. 1. a multitude 2. also offspring
How many times is marbith (מַרְבִּית) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 5 linked usages for Strong's H4768 across 4 books.
Where can I study marbith (מַרְבִּית) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4768 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate marbith (מַרְבִּית)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as greatest, greatness, and multitude. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.