Strong's H5670 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: עָבַט (ʻâbaṭ)

Pronunciation: aw-bat'

POS: aw-bat' Morph: v

Exegesis: a primitive root;

Definition: a primitive root; to pawn; causatively, to lend (on security); figuratively, to entangle; borrow, break (ranks), fetch (a pledge), lend, [idiom] surely.

KJV Usage: borrow, break (ranks), fetch (a pledge), lend, [idiom] surely.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. 1) to take a pledge, give a pledge (for a debt)
• 2. 1a) (Qal) to take a pledge, give a pledge (for a debt)
• 3. 1b)(Piel) to interchange
• 4. 1c) (Hiphil) to cause to give a pledge

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