Word Study · Strong's H34 · Hebrew
אֶבְיוֹן
ebyon
eb-yone'
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʼebyôwn
“destitute”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
destitute
Rendered in the KJV as
beggar, needy, poor (man).
- 61occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 11 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 36inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 61 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 36
- אֶבְי֑וֹן5
- וְאֶבְי֑וֹן5
- וְאֶבְי֖וֹן4
- אֶבְי֖וֹן3
- אֶבְיֽוֹן׃3
- אֶבְיוֹנִ֣ים3
- אֶבְי֣וֹן2
- אֶבְיוֹנִ֖ים2
- וְ֝אֶבְי֗וֹן2
- וְאֶבְיוֹן֮2
- וְאֶבְי֣וֹן2
- וְאֶבְיוֹן֙2
and 24 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 17
- and [the] needy14
- [the] needy13
- needy [people]8
- and needy6
- and needy [people]3
- to the needy [people]3
- a needy [person]2
- for the needy [person]2
- the needy2
- [belonged] to the needy [person]1
- [the] needy [people] of1
- and needy [people] of1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 14
- conjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singular19
- adjective · masculine singular15
- adjective · masculine plural8
- preposition with the article + adjective · masculine singular4
- conjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine plural3
- preposition with the article + adjective · masculine plural3
- the definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine singular2
- adjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)1
- adjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singular1
- adjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular1
- conjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)1
- conjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HC/Aamsa · 19
- HAamsa · 15
- HAampa · 8
- HRd/Aamsa · 4
- HC/Aampa · 3
- HRd/Aampa · 3
- HTd/Aamsa · 2
- HAampc · 1
- HAampc/Sp3fs · 1
- HAamsc/Sp2ms · 1
- HC/Aampc · 1
- HC/Aamsc · 1
All 61, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Psalms carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Exodus2 occurrences
- Exodus 23:6אֶבְיֹנְךָ֖ʾevyonekhaadjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularYou shall not deny justice to the poor in their lawsuits.here: needy [person] your
- Exodus 23:11אֶבְיֹנֵ֣יʾevyoneiadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)but in the seventh year you must let it rest and lie fallow, so that the poor among your people may eat from the field and the wild animals may consume what they leave. Do the same with your vineyard and olive grove.here: [the] needy [people] of
Deuteronomy7 occurrences
- Deuteronomy 15:4אֶבְי֑וֹןʾevyonadjective · masculine singularThere will be no poor among you, however, because the LORD will surely bless you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess as an inheritance,here: a needy [person]
- Deuteronomy 15:7אֶבְי֜וֹןʾevyonadjective · masculine singularIf there is a poor man among your brothers within any of the gates in the land that the LORD your God is giving you, then you are not to harden your heart or shut your hand from your poor brother.here: a needy [person]
- Deuteronomy 15:7הָאֶבְיֽוֹן׃haevyonthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine singularIf there is a poor man among your brothers within any of the gates in the land that the LORD your God is giving you, then you are not to harden your heart or shut your hand from your poor brother.here: the needy
- Deuteronomy 15:9הָֽאֶבְי֔וֹןhaevyonthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine singularBe careful not to harbor this wicked thought in your heart: “The seventh year, the year of release, is near,” so that you look upon your poor brother begrudgingly and give him nothing. He will cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin.here: the needy
- Deuteronomy 15:11אֶבְי֖וֹןʾevyonadjective · masculine singularFor there will never cease to be poor in the land; that is why I am commanding you to open wide your hand to your brother and to the poor and needy in your land.here: [the] needy
- Deuteronomy 15:11וּלְאֶבְיֹנְךָ֖uleevyonekhaconjunction (“and”) + preposition + adjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularFor there will never cease to be poor in the land; that is why I am commanding you to open wide your hand to your brother and to the poor and needy in your land.here: and to needy [person] your
- Deuteronomy 24:14וְאֶבְי֑וֹןveevyonconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singularDo not oppress a hired hand who is poor and needy, whether he is a brother or a foreigner residing in one of your towns.here: and needy
Job6 occurrences
- Job 5:15אֶבְיֽוֹן׃ʾevyonadjective · masculine singularHe saves the needy from the sword in their mouth and from the clutches of the powerful.here: [the] needy
- Job 24:4אֶבְיוֹנִ֣יםʾevyonimadjective · masculine pluralThey push the needy off the road and force all the poor of the land into hiding.here: needy [people]
- Job 24:14וְאֶבְי֑וֹןveevyonconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singularWhen daylight is gone, the murderer rises to kill the poor and needy; in the night he is like a thief.here: and [the] needy
- Job 29:16לָֽאֶבְיוֹנִ֑יםlaevyonimpreposition with the article + adjective · masculine pluralI was a father to the needy, and I took up the case of the stranger.here: to the needy [people]
- Job 30:25לָאֶבְיֽוֹן׃laevyonpreposition with the article + adjective · masculine singularHave I not wept for those in trouble? Has my soul not grieved for the needy?here: for the needy [person]
- Job 31:19לָאֶבְיֽוֹן׃laevyonpreposition with the article + adjective · masculine singularif I have seen one perish for lack of clothing, or a needy man without a cloak,here: [belonged] to the needy [person]
Psalms23 occurrences
- Psalms 9:18אֶבְי֑וֹןʾevyonadjective · masculine singularFor the needy will not always be forgotten; nor the hope of the oppressed forever dashed.here: [the] needy
- Psalms 12:5אֶבְי֫וֹנִ֥יםʾevyonimadjective · masculine plural“For the cause of the oppressed and for the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will bring safety to him who yearns.”here: needy [people]
- Psalms 35:10וְ֝אֶבְי֗וֹןveevyonconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singularAll my bones will exclaim, “Who is like You, O LORD, who delivers the afflicted from the aggressor, the poor and needy from the robber?”here: and [the] needy
- Psalms 37:14וְאֶבְי֑וֹןveevyonconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singularThe wicked have drawn the sword and bent the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways are upright.here: and [the] needy
- Psalms 40:17וְאֶבְיוֹן֮veevyonconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singularBut I am poor and needy; may the Lord think of me. You are my helper and deliverer; O my God, do not delay.here: and needy
- Psalms 49:2וְאֶבְיֽוֹן׃veevyonconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singularboth low and high, rich and poor alike.here: and [the] needy
- Psalms 69:33אֶבְיוֹנִ֣יםʾevyonimadjective · masculine pluralFor the LORD listens to the needy and does not despise His captive people.here: needy [people]
- Psalms 70:5וְאֶבְיוֹן֮veevyonconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)But I am poor and needy; hurry to me, O God. You are my help and my deliverer; O LORD, do not delay.here: and needy
- Psalms 72:4אֶבְי֑וֹןʾevyonadjective · masculine singularMay he vindicate the afflicted among the people; may he save the children of the needy and crush the oppressor.here: [the] needy
- Psalms 72:12אֶבְי֣וֹןʾevyonadjective · masculine singularFor he will deliver the needy who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper.here: [the] needy
- Psalms 72:13וְאֶבְי֑וֹןveevyonconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singularHe will take pity on the poor and needy and save the lives of the oppressed.here: and [the] needy
- Psalms 72:13אֶבְיוֹנִ֣יםʾevyonimadjective · masculine pluralHe will take pity on the poor and needy and save the lives of the oppressed.here: needy [people]
- Psalms 74:21וְ֝אֶבְי֗וֹןveevyonconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singularDo not let the oppressed retreat in shame; may the poor and needy praise Your name.here: and [the] needy
- Psalms 82:4וְאֶבְי֑וֹןveevyonconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singularRescue the weak and needy; save them from the hand of the wicked.here: and [the] needy
- Psalms 86:1וְאֶבְי֣וֹןveevyonconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singularIncline Your ear, O LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.here: and needy
- Psalms 107:41אֶבְי֣וֹןʾevyonadjective · masculine singularBut He lifts the needy from affliction and increases their families like flocks.here: [the] needy
- Psalms 109:16וְ֭אֶבְיוֹןveevyonconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singularFor he never thought to show kindness, but pursued the poor and needy and brokenhearted, even to their death.here: and needy
- Psalms 109:22וְאֶבְי֣וֹןveevyonconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singularFor I am poor and needy; my heart is wounded within me.here: and needy
- Psalms 109:31אֶבְי֑וֹןʾevyonadjective · masculine singularFor He stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save him from the condemners of his soul.here: [the] needy
- Psalms 112:9לָאֶבְיוֹנִ֗יםlaevyonimpreposition with the article + adjective · masculine pluralHe has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn will be lifted high in honor.here: to the needy [people]
- Psalms 113:7אֶבְיֽוֹן׃ʾevyonadjective · masculine singularHe raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the dumphere: [the] needy
- Psalms 132:15אֶ֝בְיוֹנֶ֗יהָʾevyoneihaadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singularI will bless her with abundant provisions; I will satisfy her poor with bread.here: needy [people] its
- Psalms 140:12אֶבְיֹנִֽים׃ʾevyonimadjective · masculine pluralI know that the LORD upholds justice for the poor and defends the cause of the needy.here: needy [people]
Proverbs4 occurrences
- Proverbs 14:31אֶבְיֽוֹן׃ʾevyonadjective · masculine singularWhoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.here: [the] needy
- Proverbs 30:14וְ֝אֶבְיוֹנִ֗יםveevyonimconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine pluralthere is a generation whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are knives, devouring the oppressed from the earth and the needy from among men.here: and needy [people]
- Proverbs 31:9וְאֶבְיֽוֹן׃ פveevyonconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singularOpen your mouth, judge righteously, and defend the cause of the poor and needy.here: and [the] needy
- Proverbs 31:20לָֽאֶבְיֽוֹן׃laevyonpreposition with the article + adjective · masculine singularShe opens her arms to the poor and reaches out her hands to the needy.here: to the needy [person]
Isaiah5 occurrences
- Isaiah 14:30וְאֶבְיוֹנִ֖יםveevyonimconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine pluralThen the firstborn of the poor will find pasture, and the needy will lie down in safety, but I will kill your root by famine, and your remnant will be slain.here: and needy [people]
- Isaiah 25:4לָאֶבְי֖וֹןlaevyonpreposition with the article + adjective · masculine singularFor You have been a refuge for the poor, a stronghold for the needy in distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat. For the breath of the ruthless is like rain against a wall,here: for the needy [person]
- Isaiah 29:19וְאֶבְיוֹנֵ֣יveevyoneiconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)The humble will increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.here: and needy [people] of
- Isaiah 32:7אֶבְי֖וֹןʾevyonadjective · masculine singularThe weapons of the scoundrel are destructive; he hatches plots to destroy the poor with lies, even when the plea of the needy is just.here: [the] needy
- Isaiah 41:17וְהָאֶבְיוֹנִ֜יםvehaevyonimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine pluralThe poor and needy seek water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.here: and the needy [people]
Jeremiah4 occurrences
- Jeremiah 2:34אֶבְיוֹנִ֖יםʾevyonimadjective · masculine pluralMoreover, your skirts are stained with the blood of the innocent poor, though you did not find them breaking in. But in spite of all these thingshere: needy [people]
- Jeremiah 5:28אֶבְיוֹנִ֖יםʾevyonimadjective · masculine pluralThey have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, that they might prosper; nor have they defended the rights of the needy.here: needy [people]
- Jeremiah 20:13אֶבְי֖וֹןʾevyonadjective · masculine singularSing to the LORD! Praise the LORD! For He rescues the life of the needy from the hands of evildoers.here: [the] needy
- Jeremiah 22:16וְאֶבְי֖וֹןveevyonconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singularHe took up the cause of the poor and needy, and so it went well with him. Is this not what it means to know Me?” declares the LORD.here: and [the] needy
Ezekiel3 occurrences
- Ezekiel 16:49וְאֶבְי֖וֹןveevyonconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singularNow this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed, and complacent; they did not help the poor and needy.here: and [the] needy
- Ezekiel 18:12וְאֶבְיוֹן֙veevyonconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singularHe oppresses the poor and needy; he commits robbery and does not restore a pledge. He lifts his eyes to idols; he commits abominations.here: and [the] needy
- Ezekiel 22:29וְאֶבְיוֹן֙veevyonconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singularThe people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery. They have oppressed the poor and needy and have exploited the foreign resident without justice.here: and [the] needy
Amos5 occurrences
- Amos 2:6וְאֶבְי֖וֹןveevyonconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singularThis is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Israel, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they sell the righteous for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals.here: and [the] needy
- Amos 4:1אֶבְיוֹנִ֑יםʾevyonimadjective · masculine pluralHear this word, you cows of Bashan on Mount Samaria, you women who oppress the poor and crush the needy, who say to your husbands, “Bring us more to drink.”here: needy [people]
- Amos 5:12וְאֶבְיוֹנִ֖יםveevyonimconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine pluralFor I know that your transgressions are many and your sins are numerous. You oppress the righteous by taking bribes; you deprive the poor of justice in the gate.here: and needy [people]
- Amos 8:4אֶבְי֑וֹןʾevyonadjective · masculine singularHear this, you who trample the needy, who do away with the poor of the land,here: [the] needy
- Amos 8:6וְאֶבְי֖וֹןveevyonconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singularLet us buy the poor with silver and the needy for a pair of sandals, selling even the chaff with the wheat!”here: and [the] needy