עבוט

Hebrew
Root
ע־ב־ט (ʿ-b-ṭ)

Noun

עֲבוֹט • ('avot) 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
NumberIsolated formsWith possessive pronouns
StateFormPersonsingularplural
m.f.m.f.
singularindefinite עֲבוֹט first עֲבוֹטִיעֲבוֹטֵנוּ
definite הָעֲבוֹט second עֲבוֹטְךָעֲבוֹטֵךְעֲבוֹטְכֶםעֲבוֹטְכֶן
construct עֲבוֹט־ third עֲבוֹטוֹעֲבוֹטָהּעֲבוֹטָםעֲבוֹטָן

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