אביון

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
א־ב־ה (ʾ-b-h)

Cognate with Ugaritic 𐎀𐎁𐎊𐎐 (ảbyn, “poor, impoverished”). Borrowed into Late Egyptian, producing Coptic ⲉⲃⲓⲏⲛ (ebiēn, “miserable, wretched”).

Noun

אֶבְיוֹן • (evyón) m (plural indefinite אֶבְיוֹנִים, singular construct אֶבְיוֹנְ־, plural construct אֶבְיוֹנֵי־)

  1. poor, needy

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