What does אֵיבָה mean in the Bible?
אֵיבָה is a Hebrew word meaning "hostility".
Hebrew · H342
אֵיבָה
Hostility
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אֵיבָה H342
What does אֵיבָה mean in the Bible?
אֵיבָה is a Hebrew word meaning "hostility".
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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 hostility 2× Numbers 35:22, Ezekiel 25:15
enmity 1× Genesis 3:15
hatred 1× Ezekiel 35:5
if in hostility 1× Numbers 35:21
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 3:15 וְאֵיבָ֣ה׀ to enmity Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Numbers 35:21 בְאֵיבָ֞ה to if in hostility Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular Numbers 35:22 אֵיבָ֖ה to hostility Noun - feminine singular Ezekiel 25:15 אֵיבַ֥ת to hostility Noun - feminine singular construct Ezekiel 35:5 אֵיבַ֣ת to hatred Noun - feminine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 3:15
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 3
Genesis 1 Numbers 2 Ezekiel 2
Source forms
אֵיבָ֖ה 1x ’ê·ḇāh Numbers 35:22
אֵיבַ֥ת 1x ’ê·ḇaṯ Ezekiel 25:15
אֵיבַ֣ת 1x ’ê·ḇaṯ Ezekiel 35:5
בְאֵיבָ֞ה 1x ḇə·’ê·ḇāh Numbers 35:21
וְאֵיבָ֣ה׀ 1x wə·’ê·ḇāh Genesis 3:15
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular construct 2x Ezekiel 25:15, Ezekiel 35:5
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 1x Genesis 3:15
Noun - feminine singular 1x Numbers 35:22
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular 1x Numbers 35:21
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. hostility
Source Gloss
hostility
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
hostility BDB: enmity Usage: emnity, hatred.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אֵיבָה is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain