אֹֽיבֵי/הֶ֔ם
𐤀𐤉𐤁𐤉/𐤄𐤌
ʼôyêb
their enemies
An adversary or enemy, specifically one who bears enmity or hostility toward another individual or group. The term encompasses both personal and collective opposition, often referring to enemies in armed conflict, but also extending to any context of antagonism or active opposition. In the Hebrew Bible, it designates those opposed to individuals (e.g., David's personal enemies), to the people as a group (Israelites' national foes), or, metaphorically, to abstract or cosmic adversaries.
Amos 9:4 · Word #5
Lexicon H341
| Lemma | אֹיֵב |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤉𐤁 |
| Transliteration | ʼôyêb |
| Strong's | H341 |
| Definition | An adversary or enemy, specifically one who bears enmity or hostility toward another individual or group. The term encompasses both personal and collective opposition, often referring to enemies in armed conflict, but also extending to any context of antagonism or active opposition. In the Hebrew Bible, it designates those opposed to individuals (e.g., David's personal enemies), to the people as a group (Israelites' national foes), or, metaphorically, to abstract or cosmic adversaries. |
Morphology HVqrmpc/Sp3mp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | r — Participle Active — The one doing the action |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
Common Translation
| Phrase | their enemies |
SIBI-P1 Translation H341-35
their hostile-ones
| Morphological Notes | Qal active participle, masculine plural, construct with 3mp pronominal suffix ("their"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The form is the Qal active participle masculine plural of איב functioning substantivally, with a 3rd person masculine plural suffix. "Hostile-ones" preserves the participial force of "ones who are hostile," and "their" reflects the pronominal suffix. |
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