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Friday, October 31st, 2025
the Week of Proper 25 / Ordinary 30

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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #5646 - עֹב

Transliteration

ʻâb

Phonetics

awb, obe

Origin

from an unused root meaning to cover

Parts of Speech

masculine noun

TWOT

1552a

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

an architectural term
1. meaning dubious; perhaps projecting roof, landing, thick beam, plank, threshold

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (2)

Ezekiel 2

BSB (3)

1 Kings 1

Ezekiel 2

CSB (3)

1 Kings 1

Ezekiel 2

ESV (3)

1 Kings 1

Ezekiel 2

KJV (3)

1 Kings 1

Ezekiel 2

LEB (3)

1 Kings 1

Ezekiel 2

LSB (3)

1 Kings 1

Ezekiel 2

N95 (3)

1 Kings 1

Ezekiel 2

NAS (3)

1 Kings 1

Ezekiel 2

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (2)

Ezekiel 2

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

1347) b o (אהב AhB) AC: ? CO: ? AB: ?

A) b o (אהב AhB) AC: ? CO: Beam AB: ?

N^m ) b o (אהב AhB) - Beam: KJV (3): plank, beam - Strongs: H5646 (עֹב)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

I. עָב, [עֹב] noun masculine architectural term, meaning unknown; projecting roof is conjectured (Sm Co Berthol); others landing (Da); AV RV thick beam or plank, RVm threshold; Benz Kit Toy leave untranslated; in any case a structure of wood; — absolute וְעַמֻּדִים וְעָב 1 Kings 7:6; apparently construct וְעָב עֵץ אֶלמְּֿנֵי הָאוּלָם מֵהַחוּץ Ezekiel 41:25; plural (si vera lectio) הָעֻבִּים Ezekiel 41:26.

II. עָב see עוּב.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

עֹב see עָב No. 1.

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List of Word Forms

וְהָעֻבִּֽים׃ וְעָ֖ב וְעָ֥ב והעבים׃ ועב veAv vehaubBim wə‘āḇ wə·‘āḇ wə·hā·‘ub·bîm wəhā‘ubbîm