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תַּרְבּוּת

𐤕𐤓𐤁𐤅𐤕

tarbûwth

H8635 noun

SILEX Entry

Root רבה to be numerous, become many, multiply, increase

Definition

Increase, especially in quantity or number; often denotes numerical growth or augmentation in a general sense (e.g. multiplication of people, possessions, or power), but can specifically refer to offspring or progeny when in the context of human or animal population. Also carries the sense of expansion, abundance, or enhancement depending on context.

Semantic Range

increase, abundance, proliferation, multiplication, augmentation, offspring/progeny (contextual), abundance of possessions or people

Root / Etymology

Derived from the root רבה (r-b-h), which means 'to be numerous, to become many, increase, multiply.' The noun form תַּרְבּוּת is formed with the nominalizing prefix ת- and the pattern suggesting an abstract noun, thus signifying 'increase' as a quality or quantity.

Historical & Contextual Notes

While תַּרְבּוּת appears rarely in the Hebrew Bible (e.g., Deuteronomy 32:14 and Ezekiel 23:42), its contexts emphasize increase or augmentation, such as abundance of livestock or a multitude of people. When connoting 'progeny,' the scope is narrower than general population terms like זֶרַע (seed) or יֶלֶד (child): it refers to general increase more than a specific biological category. In later Hebrew (Rabbinic and Modern), the term shifts to also mean 'culture' or 'civilization,' though this meaning is post-biblical and not present in the Tanakh. English translations often render the term as 'increase,' 'abundance,' or 'multitude,' but may not always capture the word’s nuance of active multiplying. Care should be taken to distinguish תַּרְבּוּת from similar words for increase or growth that lack the same root nuance or concrete connotation.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from רָבָה; multiplication, i.e. progeny; increase.

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Root Family

רבה (r-b-h) — to be numerous, become many, multiply, increase

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H4766 מַרְבֶה for increase of
H4767 מִרְבָּה great increase
H4768 מַרְבִּית increase of
H697 אַרְבֶּה I will cause to multiply
H7235 רָבָה I will cause to multiply

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H8635-01 תַּרְבּ֖וּת tarebut HNcfsc a brood increase of 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H8635-01 Numbers 32:14 תַּרְבּ֖וּת tarebut HNcfsc a brood increase of
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