Definition

properly, to twine, i.e. (by implication) to unite, to remain; also to borrow (as a form of obligation) or (caus.) to lend

Etymology

a primitive root;

Where the KJV renders it

• abide with
• borrow(-er)
• cleave
• join (self)
• lend(-er)

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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