The meaning of “אֵיבָה”
Understanding ʼêybâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
emnity, hatred. - hostility 1) enmity, hatred
אֵיבָה
emnity, hatred. - hostility 1) enmity, hatred
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 3:15 | “And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.” Word: אֵיבָה (ʼêybâh) | |
| Numbers 35:21 | “Or in enmity smite him with his hand, that he die: he that smote him shall surely be put to death; for he is a murderer: the revenger of blood shall slay the murderer, when he meeteth him.” Word: אֵיבָה (ʼêybâh) | |
| Numbers 35:22 | “But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or have cast upon him any thing without laying of wait,” Word: אֵיבָה (ʼêybâh) | |
| Ezekiel 25:15 | “Thus saith the Lord God; Because the Philistines have dealt by revenge, and have taken vengeance with a despiteful heart, to destroy it for the old hatred;” Word: אֵיבָה (ʼêybâh) | |
| Ezekiel 35:5 | “Because thou hast had a perpetual hatred, and hast shed the blood of the children of Israel by the force of the sword in the time of their calamity, in the time that their iniquity had an end:” Word: אֵיבָה (ʼêybâh) |
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