Strong H5670עָבַט

to lend

Transliteration: ‛âbaţ
Pronunciation: aw-bat'
Morphology: Hebrew Verb

Definition

A primitive root; to pawn; causatively to lend (on security); figuratively to entangle: - {borrow} break {[ranks]} fetch [a {pledge]} {lend} X surely.

Detailed definition

STEP sense: to lend

Exact lexical definition: take a pledge

Part of speech: verb

BDB context: [ עָבַט ] vb. denom . take or give a pledge Qal to take possession of a thing pledged Hiph . and thou shalt cause many nations to give pledges Pi . hardly makes sense ( lend on pledge = interchange ?)

In the Bible

Strong H5670 appears in 4 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

lend2
borrow1
break1
fetch1
shalt1

First verses

Deuteronomy 15:6
For the Lord thy God blesseth thee, as he promised thee: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and thou shalt reign over many nations, but they shall not reign over thee.
Deuteronomy 15:8
But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wanteth.
Deuteronomy 24:10
When thou dost lend thy brother any thing, thou shalt not go into his house to fetch his pledge.
Joel 2:7
They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks:

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