איב

Hebrew

Etymology

Possibly cognate with Arabic وَئِبَ (waʔiba, to get angry (with)).

Pronunciation

Verb

אָיַב • (ayáv) (pa'al construction)

  1. (hapax legomenon) to be hostile to, to hate, to be an enemy to
    • Tanach, Exodus 23:22, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      כִּ֣י אִם־שָׁמ֤וֹעַ תִּשְׁמַע֙ בְּקֹל֔וֹ וְעָשִׂ֕יתָ כֹּ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֲדַבֵּ֑ר וְאָֽיַבְתִּי֙ אֶת־אֹ֣יְבֶ֔יךָ וְצַרְתִּ֖י אֶת־צֹרְרֶֽיךָ׃
      ki im shamó'a tishmá b'koló v'asíta kol ashér adabér v'ayávti et oyevékha v'tsárti et tsorerékha
      but if you obey him and do all that I say, I will be an enemy to your enemies and a foe to your foes.

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