אביון

Hebrew

Etymology

From the root א־ב־ה‎ (ʾ-b-h). Cognate with Ugaritic 𐎀𐎁𐎊𐎐 (ảbyn, “poor, impoverished”). Borrowed into Late Egyptian, producing Coptic ⲉⲃⲓⲏⲛ (ebiēn, “miserable, wretched”).

Noun

אֶבְיוֹן • (evyón) m (plural indefinite אֶבְיוֹנִים‎, singular construct אֶבְיוֹנְ־‎, plural construct אֶבְיוֹנֵי־‎)

poor, needy

Derived terms

מתנות לאביונים / מַתָּנוֹת לָאֶבְיֹנִים‎ (matanót laevyoním)

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