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אֵיבָה

Hostility

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אֵיבָהH342

What does אֵיבָה mean in the Bible?

אֵיבָה is a Hebrew word meaning "hostility".

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Questions this entry answers

What does אֵיבָה mean in the Bible?

אֵיבָה is a Hebrew word meaning "hostility".

How does the BSB render H342?

The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include hostility (2), enmity (1), hatred (1), if in hostility (1).

Where does אֵיבָה appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 3:15. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (2), Numbers (2), Genesis (1).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
hostility2×Numbers 35:22, Ezekiel 25:15
enmity1×Genesis 3:15
hatred1×Ezekiel 35:5
if in hostility1×Numbers 35:21
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 3:15וְאֵיבָ֣ה׀toenmityConjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singularNumbers 35:21בְאֵיבָ֞הtoif in hostilityPreposition-b | Noun - feminine singularNumbers 35:22אֵיבָ֖הtohostilityNoun - feminine singularEzekiel 25:15אֵיבַ֥תtohostilityNoun - feminine singular constructEzekiel 35:5אֵיבַ֣תtohatredNoun - feminine singular construct
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 3:15
Aligned rows5
Books represented3
Genesis1Numbers2Ezekiel2
Source forms
אֵיבָ֖ה1x’ê·ḇāhNumbers 35:22
אֵיבַ֥ת1x’ê·ḇaṯEzekiel 25:15
אֵיבַ֣ת1x’ê·ḇaṯEzekiel 35:5
בְאֵיבָ֞ה1xḇə·’ê·ḇāhNumbers 35:21
וְאֵיבָ֣ה׀1xwə·’ê·ḇāhGenesis 3:15
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular construct2xEzekiel 25:15, Ezekiel 35:5
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular1xGenesis 3:15
Noun - feminine singular1xNumbers 35:22
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular1xNumbers 35:21
Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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