אֹיֵב oyev

Hebrew word for “enemy” · Strong’s H341 · used 282 times in 275 verses

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Meaning

1) (Qal) enemy; 1a) personal; 1b) national

How it is translated

Glosses given for oyev in context, with how often each is used:

• enemies 199
• enemy 78
• like an enemy 2
• against the enemies 1
• will be from the enemies 1
• more than enemies 1

Where it is used

Also in 16 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Leviticus 26 (13), Deuteronomy 28 (8), Lamentations 2 (7), 2 Samuel 22 (6), Psalms 18 (6), 1 Kings 8 (5), Lamentations 1 (5), Deuteronomy 20 (4), 2 Chronicles 6 (4), Esther 9 (4)

Forms

• אויב 38
• איביך 32
• איבי 32
• איביהם 27
• איביכם 20
• איביו 17
• אויבי 12
• מאיבי 8
• איבך 7
• אויביך 7

Words used with it

Words that share verses with oyev more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• שָׂנֵא sane “to hate” 20
• צַר tsar “enemy” 18
• ךָּ ka “you” 26
• נֶפֶשׁ nephesh “soul” 26
• נָצַל natsal “to rescue” 19
• רָדַף radaph “to pursue” 17
• שׁוּב shuv “to return” 24
• חֶרֶב cherev “sword” 17
• סָבִיב saviv “around” 15
• בָּקַשׁ baqash “to seek” 14
• דָּוִד david “David” 20
• נִי ni “me” 19

Key verses

The verses using oyev that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Genesis 22:17 — That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and…
• Genesis 49:8 — Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father’s children shall bow down before thee.
• Leviticus 26:36 — And upon them that are left alive of you I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies; and the sound of a shaken leaf shall chase…
• Deuteronomy 28:25 — The LORD shall cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies: thou shalt go out one way against them, and flee seven ways before them: and shalt be removed…
• Deuteronomy 33:27 — The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them.
• Deuteronomy 33:29 — Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the LORD, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies…
• Psalms 110:1 — [A Psalm of David.] The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
• Isaiah 63:10 — But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them.
• Lamentations 1:9 — Her filthiness is in her skirts; she remembereth not her last end; therefore she came down wonderfully: she had no comforter. O LORD, behold my affliction: for…
• Micah 7:8 — Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light unto me.
• Micah 7:10 — Then she that is mine enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her which said unto me, Where is the LORD thy God? mine eyes shall behold her: now shall she be…
• Nahum 1:2 — God is jealous, and the LORD revengeth; the LORD revengeth, and is furious; the LORD will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.