אֵיבָה
e.vah
enmity
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word אֵיבָה (e.vah), Strong's number H0342, is defined as "enmity." This term is used to describe a state of intense hostility or opposition between individuals, groups, or nations. The word appears 5 times in the Bible, indicating its significance in various contexts. Its usage suggests that enmity can be a deep-seated and persistent feeling, often rooted in conflict or disagreement. The concept of enmity is not limited to interpersonal relationships; it can also refer to a broader sense of opposition or animosity between groups or nations. This understanding of enmity highlights the complexity of human relationships and the potential for conflict that arises from differences and disagreements.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
5 total occurrences across the text
“ ‘The Lord Yahweh says: “Because the Philistines have taken revenge, and have taken vengeance with contempt of soul to destroy with perpetual hostility;”
Ezekiel 35:5“ ‘ “Because you have had a perpetual hostility, and have given over the children of Israel to the power of the sword in the time of their calamity, in the time of the iniquity of the end;
Genesis 3:15I will put hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will bruise your head, and you will bruise his heel.”
Numbers 35:21or in hostility struck him with his hand, so that he died, he who struck him shall surely be put to death. He is a murderer. The avenger of blood shall put the murderer to death when he meets him.
Numbers 35:22“ ‘But if he shoved him suddenly without hostility, or hurled on him anything without lying in wait,