5667. abot
Strong's Lexicon
abot: Fathers, ancestors

Original Word: עֲבוֹט
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: `abowt
Pronunciation: ah-voht
Phonetic Spelling: (ab-ote')
Definition: Fathers, ancestors
Meaning: a pawn

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root אָב (av), meaning "father."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G3962 (πατήρ, patēr): Often used in the New Testament to refer to fathers or ancestors, similar to the Hebrew "abot."

Usage: The term "abot" is used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to forefathers or ancestors, often highlighting the patriarchal lineage and heritage of the Israelites. It underscores the importance of familial and tribal connections, as well as the transmission of faith and covenantal promises through generations.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite society, lineage and ancestry were crucial for identity, inheritance, and social status. The patriarchal system placed significant emphasis on the role of fathers as leaders and spiritual heads of their families. The concept of "abot" reflects the collective memory and shared history of the Israelite people, often invoking the covenantal promises made to the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
a pledge, article pledged
NASB Translation
pledge (4).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
עֲבוֺט noun [masculine] pledge, article pledged as security for debt; — absolute ׳ע Deuteronomy 24:11,13; suffix עֲבֹטוֺ Deuteronomy 24:10 (as accusative of congnate meaning with verb), Deuteronomy 24:12.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
pledge

Or rabot {ab-ote'}; from abat; a pawn -- pledge.

see HEBREW abat

Forms and Transliterations
בַּעֲבֹטֽוֹ׃ בעבטו׃ הַעֲב֖וֹט הַעֲבוֹט֙ העבוט עֲבֹטֽוֹ׃ עבטו׃ ‘ă·ḇō·ṭōw ‘ăḇōṭōw avoTo ba‘ăḇōṭōw ba·‘ă·ḇō·ṭōw baavoTo ha‘ăḇōwṭ ha·‘ă·ḇō·wṭ haaVot
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Englishman's Concordance
Deuteronomy 24:10
HEB: בֵּית֖וֹ לַעֲבֹ֥ט עֲבֹטֽוֹ׃
NAS: his house to take his pledge.
KJV: into his house to fetch his pledge.
INT: his house to take his pledge

Deuteronomy 24:11
HEB: אֵלֶ֛יךָ אֶֽת־ הַעֲב֖וֹט הַחֽוּצָה׃
NAS: shall bring the pledge out to you.
KJV: shall bring out the pledge abroad
INT: shall bring about the pledge outside

Deuteronomy 24:12
HEB: לֹ֥א תִשְׁכַּ֖ב בַּעֲבֹטֽוֹ׃
NAS: you shall not sleep with his pledge.
KJV: thou shalt not sleep with his pledge:
INT: shall not sleep his pledge

Deuteronomy 24:13
HEB: ל֤וֹ אֶֽת־ הַעֲבוֹט֙ כְּבֹ֣א הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ
NAS: return the pledge to him, that he may sleep
KJV: thou shalt deliver him the pledge again
INT: shall surely return the pledge goes the sun

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5667
4 Occurrences


‘ă·ḇō·ṭōw — 1 Occ.
ba·‘ă·ḇō·ṭōw — 1 Occ.
ha·‘ă·ḇō·wṭ — 2 Occ.















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