אֶבְיוֹן
ev.yon
“needy”
Definition
destitute
from H14 (אָבָה), in the sense of want (especially in feeling);
- in want, needy, chiefly poor, needy person 2) subject to oppression and abuse 3) needing help, deliverance from trouble, especially as delivered by ) general reference to lowest class
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Grammar & Morphology
Adjective
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Occurrences
אֶבְיוֹן appears 51 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
He raises the poor from the dustand lifts the needy from the ash heap.He seats them among princesand bestows on them a throne of honor.For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s,and upon them He has set the world.
Do not oppress a hired hand who is poor and needy, whether he is a brother or a foreigner residing in one of your towns.
The weapons of the scoundrel are destructive;he hatches plots to destroy the poor with lies,even when the plea of the needy is just.
if I have seen one perish for lack of clothing,or a needy man without a cloak,
He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor;his righteousness endures forever;his horn will be lifted high in honor.
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.