חוֹבchôwb

debt (Ezekiel 18:7; Daniel 1:1-200; Ezekiel 18:12)

Pronunciation: khobe · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2326

Same root

חוּבchûwb · H2325properly, perhaps to tie, i.e. (figuratively and reflexively) to owe, or (by implication) to forfeit

Where it appears

Appears 1 times in the Bible.

Ezekiel 18:7 He is a merciful creditor, not keeping the items given as security by poor debtors. He does not rob the poor but instead gives food to the hungry and provides clothes for the needy.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).