ʼebyôwn — H34

H34 · Hebrew — אביון

Pronunciation: eb-yone'

Definition

masculine adjective

destitute

  1. in want, needy, chiefly poor, needy person
  2. subject to oppression and abuse
  3. needing help, deliverance from trouble, especially as delivered by God
  4. general reference to lowest class

Usually translated as

needy, poor, beggar

Origin

from H14, in the sense of want (especially in feeling)

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

ʼebyôwn occurs 61 times in 58 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (2), Deuteronomy (5), 1 Samuel (1), Esther (1), Job (6), Psalms (22), Proverbs (4), Isaiah (5), Jeremiah (4), Ezekiel (3), Amos (5)

Strong's Lexicon — E