עָבַט (ʿābaṭ) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning take a pledge. It appears
6 times
in 2 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H5670).
Also rendered
to lend
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1555)
Range of meaning (TWOT 1555)take, give a pledge; to take possession of a thing pledged; lend on pledge, interchange; pawn, lend, entangle; borrow, break, fetch
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
עָבַטverb, denominative: take, give a pledge
Qalto take possession of a thing pledged
Pielhardly makes sense (lend on pledge = interchange ?)
Strong's H5670עָבַט: to pawn; causatively, to lend (on security); figuratively, to entangle KJV:borrow, break (ranks), fetch (a pledge), lend, × surely.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.