Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H35 |
|---|---|
| Word: | אֲבִיוֹנָה |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | from H14 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | abiyownah |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ab-ee-yo-naw' |
| Meaning: | 1. provocative of desire 2. the caper berry (from its stimulative taste) |
| KJV Renderings: | desire. |
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אֲבִיּוֺנָה noun feminine caper-berry (as stimulating desire) Eccl 12:5 (see GFMJBL 1891, 55 ff.; so ᵐ5 ᵑ9 , Mishna אביונות, compare NHWB; see also ᵑ6 ; i.e. capparis spinosa, compare RiHWB ; so Thes, Ew De, etc.; but Wetzst in De (German ed. 1875) proposes אֶבְיוֺנָה (as feminine of אביון) the poor soul in sense = נִשְׁמָתוֺ הָאֶבְיוֺנָה compare Symm ᵑ6 , where double translation).
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Ecclesiastes 12:5
