Strong's Lexicon

H4766

H4766 — מַרבֶּה

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewmarbehnoun mascOccurrences: 3TWOT: 2103b

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H4766
Word:	מַרבֶּה
Part of Speech:	noun masc
Etymology:	from H7235
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	3
Transliteration:	marbeh
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	mar-beh'
Meaning:	1. (properly) increasing 2. as noun, greatness, or (adverbially) greatly
KJV Renderings:	great, increase.

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BDB7709

מַרְבֶּה noun [masculine]

1. abundance; — absolute ׳ מ Isa 33:23, as adverb, in abundance.

2. increase (?), construct לְםַרְבֵּה (sic) Isa 9:6 for the increase of the dominion (take לם as dittograph of foregoing, and read רַבָּה, ᵐ5 Gr Che Kit Buhl^Lex Marti; Du לְמַרְבֵךְ, in view of following לְשָׂלוֺם).

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

מרבה (mar-beh’)

Isaiah 9:7

KJV: Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.

EHCC: (6). Of the increase of (his) government