Lexical Definition

‎תַּרְבִּית‎ tarbîyth (tar-beeth') increment ^H:N-F
from ‎רָבָה‎

increase, unjust gain.

• multiplication, i.e. percentage or bonus in addition to principal

1) increment, usury, interest, bonus

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎תַרְבִּית‎ noun feminine increment, interest, usury (= ‎מַרְבִּית‎ 1 b; compare (on both) Arabic IV. take usury, interest, usury, Syriac ; Saalschütz^{Mos. Recht (ii. 1848), 859} Hoelemann^{Letzte Bibelstud. (1885), 297 f.} Di^{Lev 25:36} Benn^{Hast. DB DEBT}); — always absolute ‎׳‎‎ת‎: + ‎נֶשֶׁךְ‎ Lev 25:36 (H), Ezek 18:17; Ezek 22:12; Prov 28:8 || id. Ezek 18:8; Ezek 18:13.

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