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Lexicon :: Strong's H341 - 'ōyēḇ

Aa
אֹיֵב
Transliteration
'ōyēḇ
Pronunciation
o-yabe'
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Part of Speech
substantive
Root Word (Etymology)
Active participle of אָיַב (H340)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 78

Strong’s Definitions

אֹיֵב ʼôyêb, o-yabe'; or (fully) אוֹיֵב ʼôwyêb; active participle of H340; hating; an adversary:—enemy, foe.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 282x

The KJV translates Strong's H341 in the following manner: enemy(s) (280x), foes (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 282x
The KJV translates Strong's H341 in the following manner: enemy(s) (280x), foes (2x).

  1. (Qal) enemy

    1. personal

    2. national

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֹיֵב ʼôyêb, o-yabe'; or (fully) אוֹיֵב ʼôwyêb; active participle of H340; hating; an adversary:—enemy, foe.
STRONGS H341: Abbreviations
[אָיַב] 283 verb be hostile to (Assyrian aibu (see Dlw), enemy = אֹיֵב) —
Qal Perfect † וְאָיַבְתִּ֫י [H340 Exodus 23:22]; Participle אוֺיֵב (אֹיֵב) Exodus 15:6 +; suffix (אוֺיְבִי)אֹיְבִי) 2 Samuel 22:18 = Psalm 18:18 [Psalm 18:17] +; feminine suffix אֹיַבְתִּי Micah 7:8, 10; אֹיִבְךָ Exodus 23:4 +, etc.; plural אֹויְבִים Psalm 68:24 [Psalm 68:23]; Psalm 127:5; אֹיְבִים Psalm 139:22, etc.; — be hostile to, treat as enemy [H340 Exodus 23:22] (E, Cov't code) וְאָיַבְתִּ֫י אֶת־אֹיְבֶיךָ וְצַרְתִּ֫י אֶת־צֹרְרֶיךָ (subject י׳); elsewhere Participle 1 Samuel 18:29 וַיְהִי שָׁאוּל אֹיֵב אֶת־דָּוִד; usually as substantive & mostly suffix; enemy, of personal foe Exodus 23:4 (E || שׂנֵא Exodus 23:5) Numbers 35:23 (P) 1 Samuel 19:17 (compare 1 Samuel 18:29) 1 Samuel 24:5 [1 Samuel 24:4]; 1 Samuel 24:20 [1Samuel 24:19]; 2 Samuel 4:8; 1 Kings 21:20; Job 27:7; Psalm 54:9 [Psalm 54:7]; Psalm 55:13 [Psalm 55:12] (|| מְשַׂנֵּא; opposed to אַלּוּף, מְיֻדָּע Psalm 55:14 [Psalm 55:13]) Micah 2:8; Proverbs 16:7; Proverbs 24:17 +; in simile Jeremiah 30:14 (מַכַּת אוֺיֵב); of public national enemy, singular Judges 16:23, 24; collective Exodus 15:6,9; Deuteronomy 33:27; Nahum 3:11; 2 Chronicles 6:24 +; personified Micah 7:8, 10; more often plural [H340 Exodus 23:22] (E) Leviticus 26:7f (H) Numbers 10:9 (P) Deuteronomy 1:42; Deuteronomy 6:19; Jeremiah 15:9; Jeremiah 34:20, 21 +; of enemies of God, as protector of his people Numbers 10:35 (J) Judges 5:31; 1 Samuel 30:26; 2 Samuel 18:19; Psalm 66:3; Psalm 68:1; Psalm 68:22 [Psalm 68:21]; Nahum 1:2, 8; Isaiah 66:6 +; as morally supreme Job 13:24; Job 33:10; Psalm 37:20; Psalm 92:10 [Psalm 92:9] (twice in verse) +; of God as enemy of rebellious people Isaiah 63:10, in simile Lamentations 2:4, 5.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

15:6; 15:6; 15:9; 23:4; 23:4; 23:5

Leviticus

26:7

Numbers

10:9; 10:35; 35:23

Deuteronomy

1:42; 6:19; 33:27

Judges

5:31; 16:23; 16:24

1 Samuel

18:29; 18:29; 19:17; 24:4; 24:19; 30:26

2 Samuel

4:8; 18:19; 22:18

1 Kings

21:20

2 Chronicles

6:24

Job

13:24; 27:7; 33:10

Psalms

18:17; 37:20; 54:7; 55:12; 55:13; 66:3; 68:1; 68:21; 68:23; 92:9; 127:5; 139:22

Proverbs

16:7; 24:17

Isaiah

63:10; 66:6

Jeremiah

15:9; 30:14; 34:20; 34:21

Lamentations

2:4; 2:5

Micah

2:8; 7:8; 7:8; 7:10; 7:10

Nahum

1:2; 1:8; 3:11

H341

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H341 matches the Hebrew אֹיֵב ('ōyēḇ),
which occurs 284 times in 275 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 2 / 6 (Deu 32:42–2Sa 19:9)

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:42

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:42 - I will make my arrows drunk with blood,
and my sword will devour flesh—
the blood of the slaughtered and the captives,
and the heads of the enemy leaders.”’

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:27

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:27 - The eternal God is your refuge,
and his everlasting arms are under you.
He drives out the enemy before you;
he cries out, ‘Destroy them!’

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:29 - How blessed you are, O Israel!
Who else is like you, a people saved by the LORD?
He is your protecting shield
and your triumphant sword!
Your enemies will cringe before you,
and you will stomp on their backs!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 7:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 7:8 - Lord, what can I say now that Israel has fled from its enemies?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 7:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 7:12 - That is why the Israelites are running from their enemies in defeat. For now Israel itself has been set apart for destruction. I will not remain with you any longer unless you destroy the things among you that were set apart for destruction.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 7:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 7:13 - “Get up! Command the people to purify themselves in preparation for tomorrow. For this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Hidden among you, O Israel, are things set apart for the LORD. You will never defeat your enemies until you remove these things from among you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:13 - So the sun stood still and the moon stayed in place until the nation of Israel had defeated its enemies.
Is this event not recorded in The Book of Jashar[fn]? The sun stayed in the middle of the sky, and it did not set as on a normal day.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:19 - The rest of you continue chasing the enemy and cut them down from the rear. Don’t give them a chance to get back to their towns, for the LORD your God has given you victory over them.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:25 - “Don’t ever be afraid or discouraged,” Joshua told his men. “Be strong and courageous, for the LORD is going to do this to all of your enemies.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:44

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:44 - And the LORD gave them rest on every side, just as he had solemnly promised their ancestors. None of their enemies could stand against them, for the LORD helped them conquer all their enemies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:8 - he said to them, “Go back to your homes with the great wealth you have taken from your enemies—the vast herds of livestock, the silver, gold, bronze, and iron, and the large supply of clothing. Share the plunder with your relatives.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 23:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 23:1 - The years passed, and the LORD had given the people of Israel rest from all their enemies. Joshua, who was now very old,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:14 - This made the LORD burn with anger against Israel, so he handed them over to raiders who stole their possessions. He turned them over to their enemies all around, and they were no longer able to resist them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:18 - Whenever the LORD raised up a judge over Israel, he was with that judge and rescued the people from their enemies throughout the judge’s lifetime. For the LORD took pity on his people, who were burdened by oppression and suffering.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:28 - “Follow me,” he said, “for the LORD has given you victory over Moab your enemy.” So they followed him. And the Israelites took control of the shallow crossings of the Jordan River across from Moab, preventing anyone from crossing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:31 - “LORD, may all your enemies die like Sisera!
But may those who love you rise like the sun in all its power!” Then there was peace in the land for forty years.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:34 - They forgot the LORD their God, who had rescued them from all their enemies surrounding them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:36 - And she said, “Father, if you have made a vow to the LORD, you must do to me what you have vowed, for the LORD has given you a great victory over your enemies, the Ammonites.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:23 - The Philistine rulers held a great festival, offering sacrifices and praising their god, Dagon. They said, “Our god has given us victory over our enemy Samson!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:24 - When the people saw him, they praised their god, saying, “Our god has delivered our enemy to us! The one who killed so many of us is now in our power!”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:1 - Then Hannah prayed:
“My heart rejoices in the LORD!
The LORD has made me strong.[fn]
Now I have an answer for my enemies;
I rejoice because you rescued me.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:3 - After the battle was over, the troops retreated to their camp, and the elders of Israel asked, “Why did the LORD allow us to be defeated by the Philistines?” Then they said, “Let’s bring the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD from Shiloh. If we carry it into battle with us, it[fn] will save us from our enemies.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:10 - “Then they cried to the LORD again and confessed, ‘We have sinned by turning away from the LORD and worshiping the images of Baal and Ashtoreth. But we will worship you and you alone if you will rescue us from our enemies.’

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:11 - Then the LORD sent Gideon,[fn] Bedan,[fn] Jephthah, and Samuel[fn] to save you, and you lived in safety.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:24 - Now the men of Israel were pressed to exhaustion that day, because Saul had placed them under an oath, saying, “Let a curse fall on anyone who eats before evening—before I have full revenge on my enemies.” So no one ate anything all day,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:30 - If the men had been allowed to eat freely from the food they found among our enemies, think how many more Philistines we could have killed!”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:47

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:47 - Now when Saul had secured his grasp on Israel’s throne, he fought against his enemies in every direction—against Moab, Ammon, Edom, the kings of Zobah, and the Philistines. And wherever he turned, he was victorious.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:25 - he told them, “Tell David that all I want for the bride price is 100 Philistine foreskins! Vengeance on my enemies is all I really want.” But what Saul had in mind was that David would be killed in the fight.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:29 - Saul became even more afraid of him, and he remained David’s enemy for the rest of his life.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 19:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 19:17 - “Why have you betrayed me like this and let my enemy escape?” Saul demanded of Michal.
“I had to,” Michal replied. “He threatened to kill me if I didn’t help him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:15 - treat my family with this faithful love, even when the LORD destroys all your enemies from the face of the earth.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:16 - So Jonathan made a solemn pact with David,[fn] saying, “May the LORD destroy all your enemies!”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:4 - “Now’s your opportunity!” David’s men whispered to him. “Today the LORD is telling you, ‘I will certainly put your enemy into your power, to do with as you wish.’” So David crept forward and cut off a piece of the hem of Saul’s robe.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:19 - Who else would let his enemy get away when he had him in his power? May the LORD reward you well for the kindness you have shown me today.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:22 - May God strike me and kill me[fn] if even one man of his household is still alive tomorrow morning!”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:26 - “Now, my lord, as surely as the LORD lives and you yourself live, since the LORD has kept you from murdering and taking vengeance into your own hands, let all your enemies and those who try to harm you be as cursed as Nabal is.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:29 - “Even when you are chased by those who seek to kill you, your life is safe in the care of the LORD your God, secure in his treasure pouch! But the lives of your enemies will disappear like stones shot from a sling!

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:8 - “God has surely handed your enemy over to you this time!” Abishai whispered to David. “Let me pin him to the ground with one thrust of the spear; I won’t need to strike twice!”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 29:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 29:8 - “What have I done to deserve this treatment?” David demanded. “What have you ever found in your servant, that I can’t go and fight the enemies of my lord the king?”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:26 - When he arrived at Ziklag, David sent part of the plunder to the elders of Judah, who were his friends. “Here is a present for you, taken from the LORD’s enemies,” he said.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:18 - Now is the time! For the LORD has said, ‘I have chosen David to save my people Israel from the hands of the Philistines and from all their other enemies.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 4:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 4:8 - When they arrived at Hebron, they presented Ishbosheth’s head to David. “Look!” they exclaimed to the king. “Here is the head of Ishbosheth, the son of your enemy Saul who tried to kill you. Today the LORD has given my lord the king revenge on Saul and his entire family!”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:20 - So David went to Baal-perazim and defeated the Philistines there. “The LORD did it!” David exclaimed. “He burst through my enemies like a raging flood!” So he named that place Baal-perazim (which means “the Lord who bursts through”).

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 7:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 7:1 - When King David was settled in his palace and the LORD had given him rest from all the surrounding enemies,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 7:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 7:9 - I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have destroyed all your enemies before your eyes. Now I will make your name as famous as anyone who has ever lived on the earth!

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 7:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 7:11 - starting from the time I appointed judges to rule my people Israel. And I will give you rest from all your enemies. “‘Furthermore, the LORD declares that he will make a house for you—a dynasty of kings!

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:14 - Nevertheless, because you have shown utter contempt for the LORD[fn] by doing this, your child will die.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:19 - Then Zadok’s son Ahimaaz said, “Let me run to the king with the good news that the LORD has rescued him from his enemies.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:32

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:32 - “What about young Absalom?” the king demanded. “Is he all right?”
And the Ethiopian replied, “May all of your enemies, my lord the king, both now and in the future, share the fate of that young man!”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:9 - And throughout all the tribes of Israel there was much discussion and argument going on. The people were saying, “The king rescued us from our enemies and saved us from the Philistines, but Absalom chased him out of the country.

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