מַרְבִּית (marbīt) — greater part / majority / increase

Form 1

Part of speech: nsf

Related lemmas: רבה

Sense 1: greater part, majority

Semantic domains: Quantity (002001001042)

Core domains: Quantity (138)

Definition: = state in which a selected group of objects is greater in number than the rest of the group

Show passage in OET: CH1 12:30

OET-RV CH1 12:29

• 29 From Benyamin (Sha’ul’s (Saul’s) tribe): 3,000 (most of whom had previously served King Sha’ul).

OET-LV CH1 12:30

30  And_from the _descendants _of Binyāmīn the _relatives _of Shāʼūl/(Saul) three _of thousand(s) and_unto now part _of_their _greater were_keeping the _duty _of the _house _of Shāʼūl.

Show passage in OET: CH2 30:18

OET-RV CH2 30:18

18 Although most of the people who’d travelled down from Efrayim (Ephraim), Menasheh (Manasseh), Yisakar (Issachar), and Zevulun hadn’t purified themselves, they ate the Passover food anyway despite the written instructions, because Hizkiyah (Hezekiah) had prayed to Yahweh for them, “May Yahweh, who is good, declare as innocent

OET-LV CH2 30:18

18 If/because the _greater _part _of the _people many _of from_ʼEfrayim and_Mənashsheh Issachar and_Zəⱱūlūn not they _had _purified _themselves if/because they _ate DOM the_passover with_not according_what _is_written if/because Ḩizqiy^yāh he _had _prayed on_them to_say YHWH (the)_good may _he _make _atonement for.

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Sense 2: increase, profit

Semantic domains: Quantity (002001001042)

Core domains: Quantity (138)

Definition: = state in which a quantity is increased beyond what is appropriate

Show passage in OET: LEV 25:37

OET-RV LEV 25:37

37 If you loan him money, don’t charge interest or make a profit from his food.

OET-LV LEV 25:37

37 DOM silver _of_your not you _will _give to_him/it for_interest and_for_increase not you _will _give food _of_your.

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Sense 3: greatness

Semantic domains: Intense (002001003012)

Core domains: Intensity (090)

Definition: = state in which an event takes place with high intensity

Show passage in OET: CH2 9:6

OET-RV CH2 9:6

6 I didn’t believe what they reported to me until I saw it with my own eyes, and wow, the reports I heard didn’t even cover half the extent of your wisdom!

OET-LV CH2 9:6

6 And_not I _believed (to)_words/messages _of_their until that I _came and_ eyes _of_my _own _they _saw and_BEHOLD/LO/SEE not it _was _told to_me the _half _of the _greatness _of your _wisdom _of_your you _have _added to the_report which I _heard.

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Sense 4: increase, descendants

Semantic domains: Relatives (001001002003012)

Core domains: Family (062); Posterity (129)

Definition: literally: increase; hence: = people who are born into a family

Show passage in OET: SA1 2:33

OET-RV SA1 2:33

33 I won’t finish them off near my altar. Your eyes will fail and you’ll grieve inside, but your adult sons will die.

OET-LV SA1 2:33

33 And_a _man not I _will _cut _off to/for_yourself(m) from_with altar _of_my to_cause _to _fail DOM eyes _of_your and_to_cause _to _grieve DOM self _of_your and_all the _increase _of your _house _of_your they _will _die men.

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