To lend
עָבַטStrong’s H5670avat (a-vat)
Appears in 4 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Avat is the Hebrew word usually translated “lend to”, “borrow” and “certainly”. It appears in 4 verses of the Old Testament.
“For the LORD thy God blesseth thee, as he promised thee: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and thou shalt reign over many nations, but they shall not reign over thee.”
Meaning
- To take a pledge, give a pledge (for a debt)(Qal) to take a pledge, give a pledge (for a debt) · (Piel) to interchange · (Hiphil) to cause to give a pledge
How it's translated
- and you will lend to 1
- you will borrow 1
- and certainly 1
- you will lend to him 1
- to take as pledge 1
- they exchange 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Deuteronomy 3
- Joel 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Deuteronomy 15:8But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wanteth.
- Deuteronomy 24:10When thou dost lend thy brother any thing, thou shalt not go into his house to fetch his pledge.
- Joel 2:7They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks:
Hebrew dictionary
עָבַט avat · to lend
1) to take a pledge, give a pledge (for a debt) 1a) (Qal) to take a pledge, give a pledge (for a debt) 1b)(Piel) to interchange 1c) (Hiphil) to cause to give a pledge
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “lend” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
LEND, verb transitive
preterit tense and participle passive lent.
- To grant to another for temporary use, on the express or implied condition that the thing shall be returned; as, to lend a book; or
- To grant a thing to be used, on the condition that its equivalent in kind shall be returned; as, to lend a sum of money, or a loaf of bread.
- To afford; to grant; to furnish, in general; as, to lend assistance; to lend an ear to a discourse.
- To grant for temporary use, on condition of receiving a compensation at certain periods for the use of the thing, and an ultimate return of the thing, or its full value.
All definitions
- To permit to use for another's benefit.
- To let for hire or compensation; as, to lend a horse or gig. [This sense is used by Paley, and probably may be common in England.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.