עבוט

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Hebrew

Root
ע־ב־ט (ʿ-b-ṭ)

Noun

עֲבוֹט • (avót) m

  1. (Biblical Hebrew) pledge, deposit, pawn (a thing given as security for a debt)
    • Tanach, Deuteronomy 24:10, with translation of the English Standard Version:
      כִּי־תַשֶּׁה בְרֵעֲךָ מַשַּׁאת מְאוּמָה לֹא־תָבֹא אֶל־בֵּיתוֹ לַעֲבֹט עֲבֹטוֹ׃
      When you make your neighbor a loan of any sort, you shall not go into his house to collect his pledge.

Usage notes

  • In the Hebrew Bible the word only occurs four times, in Deuteronomy 24.

Declension

Declension of עֲבוֹט
Number Isolated forms With possessive pronouns
State Form Person singular plural
m. f. m. f.
singular indefinite עֲבוֹט first עֲבוֹטִי עֲבוֹטֵנוּ
definite הָעֲבוֹט second עֲבוֹטְךָ עֲבוֹטֵךְ עֲבוֹטְכֶם עֲבוֹטְכֶן
construct עֲבוֹט־ third עֲבוֹטוֹ עֲבוֹטָהּ עֲבוֹטָם עֲבוֹטָן

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