Avat עָבַט
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| עָבַט | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | avat |
| Strong's number | H5670 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to lend |
| Occurrences | 6 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | Deuteronomy (3) |
Avat (Hebrew עָבַט, Strong's H5670) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to lend”. It occurs 6 times in 4 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
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
1a) (Qal) to take a pledge, give a pledge (for a debt)
1b)(Piel) to interchange
1c) (Hiphil) to cause to give a pledge
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | lend (1), borrow (1), surely lend (1), fetch (1), break (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | you will lend (1), borrow (1), freely loan him (1), collect (1), swerving (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Avat, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Deuteronomy
- Deuteronomy 15:6For the Lord thy God blesseth thee, as he promised thee: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and thou shalt reign over many nations, but they shall not reign over thee.When the LORD your God blesses you as He has promised, you will lend to many nations but borrow from none; you will rule over many nations but be ruled by none.
- Deuteronomy 15:8But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wanteth.Instead, you are to open your hand to him and freely loan him whatever he needs.
- Deuteronomy 24:10When thou dost lend thy brother any thing, thou shalt not go into his house to fetch his pledge.When you lend anything to your neighbor, do not enter his house to collect security.
Joel
- Joel 2:7They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks:They charge like mighty men; they scale the walls like men of war. Each one marches in formation, not swerving from the course.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).