אֹיֵב
o.yev
“enemy”
Definition
hating; an adversary
or (fully) אוֹיֵב; active participle of H340 (אָיַב);
- (Qal) enemy 1a) personal 1b) national
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
אֹיֵב appears 222 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
So David and his men went up to Baal-perazim, where he defeated the Philistines and said, “Like a bursting flood, God has burst out against my enemies by my hand.” So they called that place Baal-perazim.
And David sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.
If you encounter your enemy’s stray ox or donkey, you must return it to him.
May my enemy be like the wickedand my opponent like the unjust.
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