Tarbit (תרבית) means interest in Hebrew.
It can also mean usury and culture. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
interest, usury, culture
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Tarbit.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מחיר מופרז בעבור הלוואה.
אַל תִּקַּח מֵאִתּוֹ נֶשֶׁךְ וְתַרְבִּית וְיָרֵאתָ מֵאֱלֹהֶיךָ וְחֵי אָחִיךָ עִמָּךְ.
- 2ביולוגיהגידול אוכלוסיית מיקרואורגניזמים בתנאים מבוקרים שמאפשרים המשך התפתחות מחוץ לסביבתם הטבעית, לצורך ניסוי מדעי.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Tarbit is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- תַּרְבִּית
- Written without vowel points
- תרבית
- Said
- tarbit
- Root
- ר־ב־ה
- Pattern
- תִּקְטֶלֶת
- Plural
- תַרְבִּיּוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' תַרְבִּיּוֹת
- Gematria
- 1,012
This is how Tarbit is said in other languages.
- English
- interest, usury, culture
These words mean nearly the same as Tarbit.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Tarbit.
The word Tarbit is part of these phrases and sayings.
- תרבית רקמה
- תרבית שתן
- תרבית תאים
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Tarbit comes from the root ר־ב־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after Tarbit in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tarbit.
What does Tarbit (תרבית) mean in Hebrew?
Tarbit (תרבית) means interest, usury, and culture. It is said tarbit, with the stress on bit.
What is a synonym for Tarbit (תרבית)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Tarbit (תרבית) are נשך and ריבית.
What rhymes with Tarbit (תרבית)?
Words that rhyme with Tarbit (תרבית) include יוונית, זווית, לטינית, שדרית, עברית, and תבנית.
Is Tarbit (תרבית) masculine or feminine?
The word Tarbit (תרבית) is a feminine noun, and its plural is תַרְבִּיּוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry תרבית of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.