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H75 אָבַס (ʼâbaç) aw-bas'

Hebrew
Verb (Hebrew)
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Quick Definition

to fatten

Strong's Definition

to fodder

Derivation: a primitive root;

KJV Usage: fatted, stalled.

TWOT Reference: 10

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) to feed, fatten
1a) (Qal) fattened (passive participle)

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

אָבַס (a.vas) — to fatten. 1) to feed, fatten 1a) (Qal) fattened (passive participle)

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

verb · אֵבוּס · מַאֲבוּס

Fat | verb qal sg

fattened = to cause an animal to be fat ◄ by giving it special food ► so that it can be slaughtered and eaten; ≈ fat food was highly appreciated

1KI 5:3 · PRO 15:17

Reinier de Blois

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

[אָבַס] vb. feed, fatten base

Bible Occurrences (2)

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