Lexicon abat: to take or give a pledge Original Word: עָבַטPart of Speech: Verb Transliteration: abat Phonetic Spelling: (aw-bat') Short Definition: borrow NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origindenominative verb from abotDefinitionto take or give a pledge NASB Translationborrow (1), deviate (1), generously lend (1), lend (1), take (1).
Brown-Driver-Briggs [ עָבַט] verb denominative take or give a pledge; — Qal Infinitive construct לַעֲבֹט Deuteronomy 24:10 to take possession of a thing pledged (with accusative of congnate meaning with verb); Imperfect2masculine singular give a pledge תַּעֲבֹט Deuteronomy 15:6 (i.e. borrow). Hiph`il Perfect2masculine singular וְהַעֲבַטְתָּ֫ גּוֺיִם רַבִּים Deuteronomy 15:6 and thou shalt cause many nations to give pledges (i.e. lend to them); Imperfect3masculine singular suffix + Infinitive absolute הַעֲבֵט תַּעֲבִיטֶנּוּ Deuteronomy 15:8 thou shalt surely lend to him (literally as above). Pi`el Imperfect יְעַבְּטוּן Joel 2:7 hardly makes sense (lend on pledge = interchange ?); most read יְעַבְּתוּן; יְעַוְּתוּן We, compare Now Dr GASm; Gr. יַטוּן. עבל (√ of following; compare possibly Arabic  be bulky, stout; Punic proper name עבל Lzb335).
Strong's borrow, break ranks, fetch a pledge, lend, surely A primitive root; to pawn; causatively, to lend (on security); figuratively, to entangle -- borrow, break (ranks), fetch (a pledge), lend, X surely. |
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