ܚܘܒܐ

Inherited from Aramaic חוּבָּא (ḥūbbā, “love; burning sensation”); in Aramaic, only found in Assyria Neo-Aramaic, Classical Syriac, and Turoyo (ܚܘܒܐ (ḥubo)); compare also Arabic حُبّ (ḥubb). In some dialects influenced by Classical Syriac, hence /ḥ/.

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ܚܘܼܒܵܐ • (ḥūbā) m (uncountable)

1. love, affection

   Synonyms: ܪܸܚܡܬ݂ܵܐ (riḥmṯā), ܒܸܥܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (biˁyūṯā)

   • John 5:42:

     ܐܸܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܝܵܕ݂ܥܹܢ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ ܕܠܲܝܬ ܒܝܼܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ ܚܘܼܒܵܐ ܕܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ.

     illā kē yāḏˁēn lāwḵōn dlayt bīyāwḵōn ḥūbā d-allāhā.

     But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you.

   • Romans 5:8:

     ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܡܘܼܚܙܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܚܘܼܒܹܗ ܐܸܠܲܢ، ܟܲܕ݂ ܚܲܛܵܝܹ̈ܐ ܝܘܲܚ ܗ݇ܘܵܘ، ܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ ܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ ܡܝܼܬ݂ ܠܹܗ ܚܠܵܦܲܢ.

     īnā allāhā muḥzē lēh ḥubbēh illan, kaḏ ḥaṭṭāyē ìwaḥ wā, hādḵā mšīḥā mīṯ lēh ḥlāpan.

     But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Inherited from Aramaic חַוְבָא (ḥawbā); compare Hebrew חוֹב (khov).

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ܚܲܘܒܵܐ • (ḥawbā) m sg (plural ܚܲܘܒܹ̈ܐ (ḥawbē))

1. debt, due, obligation
2. guilt, liability
3. (in the plural) sins

   Synonym: ܚܸ̈ܛܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥiṭyāṯā)

• ܚܲܘܒܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥawbṯā)
• ܡܵܪ ܚܲܘܒܵܐ (mār ḥawbā)

From the root ܚ ܒ ܒ related to burning; compare Arabic حُبّ (ḥubb).

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ܚܘܒܐ • (ḥūbbā) m(uncountable)

1. love, affection
   • Peshitta, John 5:42:

     ܐܠܐ ܝܕܥܬܟܘܢ. ܕܚܘܒܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܠܝܬ ܒܟܘܢ.

     ʾellā ʾīḏaʿtəḵōn, də-ḥūbbēh ḏə-ʾălāhā layt bəḵōn.

     But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you.

2. charity
3. (used with 2nd person possessive suffixes as a title) dear, beloved

From the root ܚ ܘ ܒ related to owing; compare Hebrew חוֹב (ḥôḇ).

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ܚܘܒܐ • (ḥawbā) m (plural ܚܘܒܐ (ḥawbē))

1. debt, due
2. guilt, liability
3. (in the plural) sins
   • Peshitta, Matthew 6:12:

     ܘܫܒܘܩ ܠܢ ܚܘܒܝ̈ܢ: ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܐܦ ܚܢܢ ܫܒܩܢ ܠܚܝܒܝ̈ܢ.

     wa-šəḇoq lan ḥawbayn, ʾaykannā ḏə-āp̄ ḥənan šəḇaqn lə-ḥayyāḇayn.

     And forgive us our debts , as we forgive our debtors.

• ܡܪܐ ܚܘܒܐ (mārē ḥawbā, “debtor”)

• “ḥwb³”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2021-07-17
• “ḥwb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2008-11-25
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, pages 93b, 98b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 129b
• Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, →ISBN, pages 419a–b