The meaning of “אֶבְיוֹן”
Understanding ʼebyôwn reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
beggar, needy, poor (man). - destitute 1) in want, needy, chiefly poor, needy person 2) subject to oppression and abuse ...
אֶבְיוֹן
beggar, needy, poor (man). - destitute 1) in want, needy, chiefly poor, needy person 2) subject to oppression and abuse 3) needing help, deliverance from trouble, especially as delivered by God 4) general reference to lowest class
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Exodus 23:11 | “But the seventh year thou shalt let it rest and lie still; that the poor of thy people may eat: and what they leave the beasts of the field shall eat. In like manner thou shalt deal with thy vineyard, and with thy oliveyard.” Word: אֶבְיוֹן (ʼebyôwn) | |
| 1 Samuel 2:8 | “He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s, and he hath set the world upon them.” Word: אֶבְיוֹן (ʼebyôwn) | |
| Job 29:16 | “I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.” Word: אֶבְיוֹן (ʼebyôwn) | |
| Proverbs 31:9 | “Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.” Word: אֶבְיוֹן (ʼebyôwn) | |
| Jeremiah 20:13 | “Sing unto the Lord, praise ye the Lord: for he hath delivered the soul of the poor from the hand of evildoers.” Word: אֶבְיוֹן (ʼebyôwn) |
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