לָֽ/אֶבְיֽוֹן

𐤋/𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤅𐤍

laeveyon

to the needy

from אָבָה, in the sense of want (especially in feeling); destitute; beggar, needy, poor (man).

H34

Proverbs 31:20 · Word #6

Lexicon H34

Lemmaאֶבְיוֹן
Lemma (Paleo)𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤅𐤍
Transliterationʼebyôwn
Strong'sH34
In-contextto the needy

Morphology HRd/Aamsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech A — Adjective — Describes a noun
Subtype a — Adjective — Adjective
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H34-05

for the needy man

Rootאבה (ʾ-b-h)
Core Meaningsto desire, to long for, to be willing, craving
Semantic Rangeneedy person, poor man, destitute one, beggar, one in want or lacking resources
Conceptual Significanceאֶבְיוֹן frequently denotes the socially and economically vulnerable, forming a key category in Torah ethics and prophetic justice. Care for the אֶבְיוֹן reflects covenant faithfulness and YHWH’s concern for those in material and social need.
Morphological NotesPreposition לְ with assimilated definite article (לָ) + masculine singular adjective אֶבְיוֹן functioning substantivally; absolute state.
Rendering Rationaleאֶבְיוֹן derives from the root אבה in the sense of longing or want, describing one characterized by need. The form is masculine singular absolute used substantivally, with a prefixed לָ (lamed + definite article), hence "for the needy man," preserving both singular masculine sense and the definite article.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root אבה (to desire, to long for, to be willing, craving)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H14-01 avah he consented
H14-02 avitem you were willing
H14-03 aviti I was willing
H14-04 avu they were willing
H16-01 eveh a bending reed
H34-01 eveyon a want-stricken man
H34-02 eveyonekha your needy man
H34-03 eveyonim men in want
H34-04 haeveyon the man in want
H14-05 hayoveh will he be willing
H34-06 laeveyonim to the destitute men
H14-06 toveh she is willing / you (masculine singular) are willing
H14-07 tovu you men are willing
H34-07 uleeveyonekha and to your needy-man
H34-08 veeveyon and a needy man
H34-09 veeveyoney and needy ones of
H34-10 veeveyonim and the ones in want
H34-11 vehaeveyonim and the needy men
H14-08 yoveh he is willing

Word Usage (61 occurrences of H34)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Exodus 23:6 אֶבְיֹנְ/ךָ֖ eveyonekha your-poor
Exodus 23:11 אֶבְיֹנֵ֣י eveyoney the needy of
Deuteronomy 15:4 אֶבְי֑וֹן eveyon poor