What does אֹיֵב · ἐχθρός mean in the Bible?
אֹיֵב · ἐχθρός is a Hebrew phrase meaning "one who opposes or seeks harm".
Hebrew · H341, G2190
אוֹיֵב
Hating ; an adversary · enemy
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אֹיֵב H341 hating ; an adversary
Pronunciation ʾōyēb
Active hostility rather than mere opposition; one who bears malice or enmity against another
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ἐχθρός G2190 enemy
Pronunciation echthrós
Denotes personal hostility or enmity, not merely opposition; often used of Satan as humanity's spiritual adversary.
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What does אוֹיֵב (oyev) mean in the Bible?
אֹיֵב · ἐχθρός is a Hebrew phrase meaning "one who opposes or seeks harm".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H341, G2190?
H341, G2190 is connected to 284 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. one who opposes or seeks harm
Source Gloss
one who opposes or seeks harm
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 49
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 49×
Participle active 1Kgs 8:33 · 1Kgs 8:46 · 1Sam 18:29 · 1Sam 20:15 · 1Sam 20:16 · 1Sam 30:26 · 2Chr 6:24 · 2Chr 6:36 · 2Chr 20:29 · 2Chr 25:8 · 2Sam 12:14 · 2Sam 18:32 · Deut 32:27 · Deut 32:42 · Deut 33:27 · Esth 9:1 49×
Word Origins
אוֹיֵב is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain