עבוט

Hebrew

Root
ע־ב־ט (ʿ-b-ṭ)
1 term

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
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: 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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