Bible Dictionary: Borrow

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Easton's Bible Dictionary

The Israelites "borrowed" from the Egyptians (Exodus 12:35, R.V., "asked") in accordance with a divine command (3:22; 11:2). But the word (sha'al) so rendered here means simply and always to "request" or "demand." The Hebrew had another word which is properly translated "borrow" in Deuteronomy 28:12; Psalm 37:21. It was well known that the parting was final. The Egyptians were so anxious to get the Israelites away out of their land that "they let them have what they asked" (Exodus 12:36, R.V.), or literally "made them to ask," urged them to take whatever they desired and depart. (see LOAN.)

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (v. t.) To receive from another as a loan, with the implied or expressed intention of returning the identical article or its equivalent in kind; -- the opposite of lend.

2. (v. t.) To take (one or more) from the next higher denomination in order to add it to the next lower; -- a term of subtraction when the figure of the subtrahend is larger than the corresponding one of the minuend.

3. (v. t.) To copy or imitate; to adopt; as, to borrow the style, manner, or opinions of another.

4. (v. t.) To feign or counterfeit.

5. (v. t.) To receive; to take; to derive.

6. (n.) Something deposited as security; a pledge; a surety; a hostage.

7. (n.) The act of borrowing.

Greek

1155. danizo -- to lend, borrow
... to lend, borrow. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: danizo Phonetic Spelling:
(dan-ide'-zo) Short Definition: I lend, borrow Definition: I lend; mid: I borrow ...
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Strong's Hebrew

3867b. lavah -- to borrow
... 3867a, 3867b. lavah. 3868 . to borrow. Transliteration: lavah Short
Definition: lend. Word Origin a prim. root Definition to borrow ...
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5670. abat -- to take or give a pledge
... to take or give a pledge. Transliteration: abat Phonetic Spelling: (aw-bat') Short
Definition: borrow. ... borrow, break ranks, fetch a pledge, lend, surely. ...
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7592. shaal -- to ask, inquire
... root Definition to ask, inquire NASB Word Usage ask (45), asked (41), asking (5),
asks (5), beg (1), begged (1), begs (1), borrow (1), borrowed (1), borrows (1 ...
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4591. maat -- to be or become small, diminished, or few
... suffer to decrease, diminish, borrow, give. A primitive root; properly, to
pare off, ie Lessen; intransitively, to be (or causatively ...
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3867. lavah -- to join, be joined
... A primitive root; properly, to twine, ie (by implication) to unite, to remain; also
to borrow (as a form of obligation) or (caus.) To lend -- abide with, borrow ...
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5383. nashah -- to lend, become a creditor
... A primitive root (rather identical with nashah, in the sense of nasha'); to lend
or (by reciprocity) borrow on security or interest -- creditor, exact ...
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Library

Letters of George Borrow
Letters of George Borrow. <. Letters of George Borrow George Borrow.
Edited by TH Darlow; Transcribed from the 1911, Hodder ...
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Report of Mr. George Borrow
Letters of George Borrow. <. ... Report of Mr. George Borrow. To the Members
of the Committee of the British and Foreign Bible Society. ...
/.../borrow/letters of george borrow/report of mr george borrow.htm

Mr. G. Borrow's Report on Past and Future Operations in Spain ...
Letters of George Borrow. <. ... Mr. G. Borrow's Report on Past and Future Operations
in Spain (Endorsed: recd. Nov. 28, 1838). LONDON, Novr. 1838. ...
/.../borrow/letters of george borrow/mr g borrows report on.htm

Whether it is Lawful to Borrow Money under a Condition of Usury?
... (E) BY SINS COMMITTED IN LOANS (Q ) Whether it is lawful to borrow money
under a condition of usury? Objection 1: It would seem ...
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Report of Mr. Geo. Borrow's Late Proceedings in Spain
Letters of George Borrow. <. ... Report of Mr. Geo. Borrow's late
Proceedings in Spain. LONDON, October 17, 1836. On the 16th ...
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George Borrow
George Borrow. <. ...
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George Borrow
George Borrow. <. ... GEORGE BORROW. "As for me, I would seek unto God,
which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous ...
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Letters of George Borrow
Letters of George Borrow. <. ... Title Page. LETTERS OF GEORGE BORROW TO THE BRITISH
AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY. Published by Direction of the Committee. ...
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George Borrow
George Borrow. <. ... Title Page. GEORGE BORROW. A SERMON PREACHED IN NORWICH
CATHEDRAL ON :: :: JULY 6, 1913 :: :: BY HC BEECHING, DD, D.LITT. ...
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That if the Gods had Really Possessed any Regard for Righteousness ...
... That If the Gods Had Really Possessed Any Regard for Righteousness, the Romans Should
Have Received Good Laws from Them, Instead of Having to Borrow Them from ...
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Thesaurus

Borrow (10 Occurrences)
... sha'al) so rendered here means simply and always to "request" or "demand." The Hebrew
had another word which is properly translated "borrow" in Deuteronomy 28 ...
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Lend (21 Occurrences)
... 1. (vt) To allow the custody and use of, on condition of the return of the same;
to grant the temporary use of; as, to lend a book; -- opposed to borrow. ...
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Loan (9 Occurrences)
... The Mosaic law required that when an Israelite needed to borrow, what he asked was
to be freely lent to him, and no interest was to be charged, although ...
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Neighbours (34 Occurrences)
... (See JPS BBE DBY). 2 Kings 4:3 Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all
thy neighbors, even empty vessels; borrow not a few. (See JPS BBE DBY YLT). ...
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Neighbors (40 Occurrences)
... (See NIV). 2 Kings 4:3 Then he said, "Go, borrow containers from of all your
neighbors, even empty containers. Don't borrow just a few. ...
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Jars (28 Occurrences)
... (See JPS). 2 Kings 4:3 Then he said, "Go, borrow containers from of all your neighbors,
even empty containers. Don't borrow just a few. (See NIV). ...
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Containers (5 Occurrences)
... (WEB NAS). 2 Kings 4:3 Then he said, "Go, borrow containers from of all your
neighbors, even empty containers. Don't borrow just a few. (WEB). ...
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Borrowing (1 Occurrence)
... (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Borrow. Int. ... In Exodus 3:22, the King James Version "shall borrow"
is rendered "shall ask" in the Revised Version (British and American). ...
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Empty (84 Occurrences)
... (WEB NAS). 2 Kings 4:3 Then he said, "Go, borrow containers from of all your
neighbors, even empty containers. Don't borrow just a few. ...
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Abroad (120 Occurrences)
... 2 Kings 4:3 Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbors,
even empty vessels; borrow not a few. (KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS). ...
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Bible Concordance

Borrow (10 Occurrences)

Matthew 5:42 Give to him who asks you, and don't turn away him who desires to borrow from you.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Galatians 3:15 Brethren, even a covenant made by a man--to borrow an illustration from daily life--when once formally sanctioned is not liable to be set aside or added to.
(WEY)

Exodus 3:22 But every woman shall borrow of her neighbor, and of her that sojourneth in her house, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment: and ye shall put them upon your sons, and upon your daughters; and ye shall spoil the Egyptians.
(KJV WBS)

Exodus 11:2 Speak now in the ears of the people, and let every man borrow of his neighbor, and every woman of her neighbor, jewels of silver and jewels of gold.
(KJV WBS)

Exodus 22:14 "If a man borrows anything of his neighbor's, and it is injured, or dies, its owner not being with it, he shall surely make restitution.
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Deuteronomy 15:6 For Yahweh your God will bless you, as he promised you: and you shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow; and you shall rule over many nations, but they shall not rule over you.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Deuteronomy 28:12 Yahweh will open to you his good treasure in the sky, to give the rain of your land in its season, and to bless all the work of your hand: and you shall lend to many nations, and you shall not borrow.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Kings 4:3 Then he said, "Go, borrow containers from of all your neighbors, even empty containers. Don't borrow just a few.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Nehemiah 5:4 There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute on our fields and our vineyards.
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 37:21 The wicked borrow, and don't pay back, but the righteous give generously.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Borrow

Related Terms

Lend (21 Occurrences)

Loan (9 Occurrences)

Neighbours (34 Occurrences)

Neighbors (40 Occurrences)

Jars (28 Occurrences)

Containers (5 Occurrences)

Borrowing (1 Occurrence)

Empty (84 Occurrences)