The meaning of “אֹיֵב”
Understanding ʼôyêb reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or (fully) אוֹיֵב ʼôwyêb (o-yabe'); active participle of אָיַב enemy, foe. - hating - an adversary 1) (Qal) enemy 1a) pe...
אֹיֵב
or (fully) אוֹיֵב ʼôwyêb (o-yabe'); active participle of אָיַב enemy, foe. - hating - an adversary 1) (Qal) enemy 1a) personal 1b) national
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 49:8 | “Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father’s children shall bow down before thee.” Word: אֹיֵב (ʼôyêb) | |
| Joshua 10:19 | “And stay ye not, but pursue after your enemies, and smite the hindmost of them; suffer them not to enter into their cities: for the Lord your God hath delivered them into your hand.” Word: אֹיֵב (ʼôyêb) | |
| 2 Kings 21:14 | “And I will forsake the remnant of mine inheritance, and deliver them into the hand of their enemies; and they shall become a prey and a spoil to all their enemies;” Word: אֹיֵב (ʼôyêb) | |
| Esther 9:5 | “Thus the Jews smote all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and slaughter, and destruction, and did what they would unto those that hated them.” Word: אֹיֵב (ʼôyêb) | |
| Jeremiah 20:4 | “For thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will make thee a terror to thyself, and to all thy friends: and they shall fall by the sword of their enemies, and thine eyes shall behold it: and I will give all Judah into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall carry them captive into Babylon, and shall slay them with the sword.” Word: אֹיֵב (ʼôyêb) |