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# increase

«increase» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **To become bigger in number, amount or size; to grow** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (increase, increases, increased, increasing); noun (an increase, increases)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To become bigger in number, amount or size; to grow. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/increase/#m1)

2) To make something bigger or more. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/increase/#m2)

3) (noun) A rise in number, amount or size. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/increase/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Leviticus it means interest or profit taken on a loan, and elsewhere the crops a field produces. In the Psalms it also means to grow or to make greater, as when God increases a person's greatness or a people's children. Interpretation: The Torah forbids charging interest to a fellow Israelite in need. Tradition reads this as a duty of kindness and help for the poor, and reads growth and increase as blessings from God. In the primary lessons: In maths, «increase by» means add that amount; «increase to» means the new total; a percentage increase is a part added on. In science, temperature or speed increases. In everyday life, prices increase. Phrases: «increase by», «increase to», «on the increase», «a sharp increase».

### examples

- And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and gather in the increase thereof; (Torah EXO.23.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/increase/#x1)
- Thou shalt not give him thy money upon interest, nor give him thy victuals for increase. (Torah LEV.25.37, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/increase/#x2)
- Take thou no interest of him or increase; but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee. (Torah LEV.25.36, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/increase/#x3)
- Thou wilt increase my greatness, and turn and comfort me. (Writings PSA.71.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/increase/#x4)
- And sow fields, and plant vineyards, which yield fruits of increase. (Writings PSA.107.37, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/increase/#x5)
- The LORD increase you more and more, you and your children. (Writings PSA.115.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/increase/#x6)
- The number of pupils increased from 20 to 25. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/increase/#x7)
- Increase 8 by 5 and you get 13. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/increase/#x8)
- Prices increase every year. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/increase/#x9)
- When you heat water, its temperature increases. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/increase/#x10)
- There was an increase in rain this month. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/increase/#x11)
- Exercise increases your heart rate. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/increase/#x12)
- Cases of colds are on the increase. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/increase/#x13)
- The number of carriages is continually on the increase. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/increase/#x14)

### note

Stress: verb «in-CREASE», noun «IN-crease». Opposite: decrease. Maths trap: «increase by 5» means +5; «increase to 5» means the answer is 5. «Increase by 10%» means add a tenth.

### In the corpora

- [And the waters prevailed, and increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.189/)
- [And the man increased exceedingly, and had large flocks, and maid-servants and men-servants, and camels and asses.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.933/)
- [And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and gather in the increase thereof;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.657/)
- [By little and little I will drive them out from before thee, until thou be increased, and inherit the land.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.679/)
- [and for thy cattle, and for the beasts that are in thy land, shall all the increase thereof be for food.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/LEV.740/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «increase» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/increase/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.