אוֹיְבִ֣ים
𐤀𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤉𐤌
ʼôyêb
enemies
An adversary or enemy, specifically one who bears enmity or hostility toward another individual or group. The term encompasses both personal and collective opposition, often referring to enemies in armed conflict, but also extending to any context of antagonism or active opposition. In the Hebrew Bible, it designates those opposed to individuals (e.g., David's personal enemies), to the people as a group (Israelites' national foes), or, metaphorically, to abstract or cosmic adversaries.
Psalms 127:5 · Word #13
Lexicon H341
| Lemma | אֹיֵב |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤉𐤁 |
| Transliteration | ʼôyêb |
| Strong's | H341 |
| Definition | An adversary or enemy, specifically one who bears enmity or hostility toward another individual or group. The term encompasses both personal and collective opposition, often referring to enemies in armed conflict, but also extending to any context of antagonism or active opposition. In the Hebrew Bible, it designates those opposed to individuals (e.g., David's personal enemies), to the people as a group (Israelites' national foes), or, metaphorically, to abstract or cosmic adversaries. |
Morphology HVqrmpa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | r — Participle Active — The one doing the action |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | enemies |
SIBI-P1 Translation H341-32
hostile ones
| Morphological Notes | Qal active participle, masculine plural, absolute form. |
| Rendering Rationale | As a Qal active participle masculine plural, the form denotes those who are actively being hostile. "Hostile ones" preserves the verbal-adjectival force of the participle rather than reducing it to a static noun. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
enemies
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | 'Enemies' best matches the context and SILEX definition. 'Hostile ones' is literal but 'enemies' is the common rendering and is correct here. |