The meaning of “עֲבִי”
Understanding ʻăbîy reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or עֳבִי ʻŏbîy (ob-ee')]; from עָבָה thick(-ness). Compare עָב. - density, i.e. depth or width 1) thickness
עֲבִי
or עֳבִי ʻŏbîy (ob-ee')]; from עָבָה thick(-ness). Compare עָב. - density, i.e. depth or width 1) thickness
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Kings 7:26 | “And it was an hand breadth thick, and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies: it contained two thousand baths.” Word: עֲבִי (ʻăbîy) | |
| 2 Chronicles 4:5 | “And the thickness of it was an handbreadth, and the brim of it like the work of the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies; and it received and held three thousand baths.” Word: עֲבִי (ʻăbîy) | |
| Job 15:26 | “He runneth upon him, even on his neck, upon the thick bosses of his bucklers:” Word: עֲבִי (ʻăbîy) | |
| Jeremiah 52:21 | “And concerning the pillars, the height of one pillar was eighteen cubits; and a fillet of twelve cubits did compass it; and the thickness thereof was four fingers: it was hollow.” Word: עֲבִי (ʻăbîy) |
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