עָבַט
avat · lend, take a pledge
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H5670 · appears 6 times in the Bible
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avat (עָבַט) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “lend, take a pledge”.
Lend on a pledge; in another form of the verb, borrow by leaving a pledge, or take a pledge.
How to say it
a·vat
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- To give or receive something with a promise to return it, sometimes leaving a pledge as security.
- Veer off the path.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- freely lend ×2
- borrow ×1
- swerve from ×1
- take ×1
- you will lend ×1
Related words
Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Deuteronomy 15:6
For YHWH your Elohim has blessed you, as he has spoken to you, and you will lend to many nations, but you will not borrow; and you will rule over many nations, but over you they will not rule.
- Deuteronomy 15:8
But you shall freely open your hand to him and freely lend him enough for his need, whatever he lacks.
- Deuteronomy 24:10
When you lend your neighbor a loan of any kind, you shall not go into his house to take his pledge.
- Joel 2:7
Like mighty men they run, like men of war they climb the wall; and each marches on his ways, and they do not swerve from their paths.
And 2 more times.