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Bible Lexicons
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Strong's #5670 - עָבַט
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- to take a pledge, give a pledge (for a debt)
- (Qal) to take a pledge, give a pledge (for a debt)
- 1b)(Piel) to interchange
- (Hiphil) to cause to give a pledge
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2519) ubo (אהבתה AhBTh) AC: Borrow CO: Pledge AB: ?: When something is borrowed the borrower gives an item as a pledge as a security for the return of what is borrowed.
V) ubo (אהבתה AhBTh) - Borrow: KJV (6): (vf: Paal, Hiphil, Piel) lend, fetch, borrow, break - Strongs: H5670 (עָבַט)
cm) ufbo (אהבותה AhBWTh) - Pledge: What is given as security for a loan. KJV (4): pledge - Strongs: H5667 (עֲבֹט)
lbm) uiubo (אהבתהיתה AhBThYTh) - Pledge: What is given as security for a loan. KJV (1): clay - Strongs: H5671 (עַבְטִיט)
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
Qal Infinitive construct לַעֲבֹט Deuteronomy 24:10 to take possession of a thing pledged (with accusative of congnate meaning with verb); Imperfect 2 masculine singular give a pledge תַּעֲבֹט Deuteronomy 15:6 (i.e. borrow).
Hiph`il Perfect 2 masculine singular וְהַעֲבַטְתָּ֫ גּוֺיִם רַבִּים Deuteronomy 15:6 and thou shalt cause many nations to give pledges (i.e. lend to them); Imperfect 3 masculine singular suffix + Infinitive absolute הַעֲבֵט תַּעֲבִיטֶנּוּ Deuteronomy 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).
עָבַט fut. יַעֲבֹט
(1) to change, to exchange (see Pi.); kindred is עָבַת to interweave.
(2) to give a pledge for anything borrowed (which includes the idea of exchange). Deuteronomy 24:10, לַעֲבֹט עֲבֹטוֹ “that he may give his pledge.” Also to borrow on the security of a pledge, Deuteronomy 15:6, וְאַתָּה לֹא תַעֲבֹט “and thou shalt not borrow.”
Piel, to change, to exchange. Joel 2:7, “they shall not change their ways,” i.e. they shall go right on in the same way.
Hiphil, to lend [on security of a pledge], followed by acc. of pers. (to whom), Deuteronomy 15:6 followed by two acc. of pers. and the thing lent, Deuteronomy 15:8.
Hence עֲבוֹט and
