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Be hostile

אָיַבStrong’s H0340

ayav (a-yav)

Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament

In short

Ayav is the Hebrew word usually translated “enemy to”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.

“But if thou shalt indeed obey his voice, and do all that I speak; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine adversaries.”
Exodus 23:22 KJV
Meaning
  1. To be hostile to, to be an enemy to(Qal)
How it's translated
  • and i will be an enemy to 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Exodus 1

1 book in all.

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    Hebrew dictionary

    אָיַב ayav · be hostile

    1) to be hostile to, to be an enemy to 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be hostile to 1a2) to treat as an enemy

    From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.