עֲבוֹטʻăbôwṭ
pledge, article pledged, as security for debt (Deuteronomy 24:11; Deuteronomy 24:13; Deuteronomy 24:10; Deuteronomy 24:12)
Pronunciation: ab-ote' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5667
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 4 times in the Bible.
- Deuteronomy 24:10 “If you lend anything to your neighbor, do not enter his house to pick up the item he is giving as security.
- Deuteronomy 24:11 You must wait outside while he goes in and brings it out to you.
- Deuteronomy 24:12 If your neighbor is poor and gives you his cloak as security for a loan, do not keep the cloak overnight.
- Deuteronomy 24:13 Return the cloak to its owner by sunset so he can stay warm through the night and bless you, and the Lord your God will count you as righteous.
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).