Lexical Summary abat: to take or give a pledge Original Word: עָבַטTransliteration: abat Phonetic Spelling: (aw-bat') Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to take or give a pledge Meaning: to pawn, to lend, to entangle Strong's Concordance 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. Brown-Driver-Briggs H5670. abat [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 15:6 (i.e. borrow). Hiph`il Perfect2masculine singular רַבִּים גּוֺיִם וְהַעֲבַטְתָּ֫ Deuteronomy 15:6 and thou shalt cause many nations to give pledges (i.e. lend to them); Imperfect3masculine singular suffix + Infinitive absolute תַּעֲבִיטֶנּוּ הַעֲבֵט 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). |
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