Biblical Hebrew

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hebrew #5670 - עָבַט abat


Original Word:עָבַט
Transliteration: abat
Phonetic Spelling:(aw-bat')
Definition:to take or give a pledge
Part of Speech:Verb
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

borrow, break ranks, fetch a pledge, lend, surely

A primitive root; to pawn; causatively, to lend (on security); figuratively, to entangle -- borrow, break (ranks), fetch (a pledge), lend, X surely.


Englishman's Concordance

1) to take a pledge, give a pledge (for a debt)
1a) (Qal) to take a pledge, give a pledge (for a debt)
1b) (Piel) to interchange
1c) (Hiphil) to cause to give a pledge
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1555

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[עָבַט] verb denominativetake or give a pledge; —

QalInfinitive constructלַעֲבֹטDeuteronomy 24:10to take possession of a thing pledged (with accusative of congnate meaning with verb); Imperfect2masculine singular give a pledgeתַּעֲבֹטDeuteronomy 15:6 (i.e. borrow).

Hiph`ilPerfect2masculine singular וְהַעֲבַטְתָּ֫ גּוֺיִם רַבִּיםDeuteronomy 15:6and thou shalt cause many nations to give pledges (i.e. lend to them); Imperfect3masculine singular suffix + Infinitive absoluteהַעֲבֵט תַּעֲבִיטֶנּוּDeuteronomy 15:8thou shalt surely lend to him (literally as above).

Pi`elImperfectיְעַבְּטוּןJoel 2:7 hardly makes sense (lend on pledge=interchange ?); most read יְעַבְּתוּן; יְעַוְּתוּן We, compare Now Dr GASm; Gr. יַטוּן.

עבל (√ of following; compare possibly Arabic be bulky, stout; Punic proper name עבל Lzb335).


Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Hebrew: 5670. עָבַט (abat) — 6 Occurrences

Deuteronomy 15:6
HEB:דִּבֶּר־ לָ֑ךְ וְהַֽעֲבַטְתָּ֞ גּוֹיִ֣ם רַבִּ֗ים
NAS: you as He has promised you, and you will lend to many
KJV: thee, as he promised thee: and thou shalt lend unto many
INT: you promised will lend nations to many

Deuteronomy 15:6
HEB:וְאַתָּה֙ לֹ֣א תַעֲבֹ֔ט וּמָֽשַׁלְתָּ֙ בְּגוֹיִ֣ם
NAS: nations, but you will not borrow; and you will rule
KJV: nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and thou shalt reign
INT: you you will not borrow will rule nations

Deuteronomy 15:8
HEB:יָדְךָ֖ ל֑וֹ וְהַעֲבֵט֙ תַּעֲבִיטֶ֔נּוּ דֵּ֚י
NAS: your hand to him, and shall generously lend
KJV: wide unto him, and shalt surely lend
INT: open your hand and shall generously lend sufficient

Deuteronomy 15:8
HEB:ל֑וֹ וְהַעֲבֵט֙ תַּעֲבִיטֶ֔נּוּ דֵּ֚י מַחְסֹר֔וֹ
NAS: to him, and shall generously lend him sufficient
KJV: unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient
INT: your hand and shall generously lend sufficient his need

Deuteronomy 24:10
HEB:אֶל־ בֵּית֖וֹ לַעֲבֹ֥ט עֲבֹטֽוֹ׃
NAS: his house to take his pledge.
KJV: into his house to fetch his pledge.
INT: about his house to take his pledge

Joel 2:7
HEB:יֵֽלֵכ֔וּן וְלֹ֥א יְעַבְּט֖וּן אֹרְחוֹתָֽם׃
NAS: Nor do they deviate from their paths.
KJV: on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks:
INT: march Nor deviate their paths

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