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ʿăvōṭ עֲבוֹט ‘pledge’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from ʿāvaṭ עָבַט ‘to lend’
Roots: עבט

ʿăvōṭ n, m
1) pledge, a thing given as security, article pledged as security for debt

Mentioned in Deuteronomy 24:11, 24:12, 24:10, 24:13

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