e.vah denotes hostility, whether established between parties or motivating harmful action.

The occurrences show hostility as an enduring condition between opposed parties and as a disposition connected with violent action: Genesis 3:15 places it between two parties, Ezekiel 25:15 and Ezekiel 35:5 describe it as lasting, and Numbers 35:21 and Numbers 35:22 contrast action done with it and without it.

1. Enduring hostility between parties · dominant

   In Genesis 3:15, the absolute form is placed between two parties and their offspring; the APB renders the clause "I will put enmity between you and the woman." In Ezekiel 25:15 and Ezekiel 35:5, construct forms occur in clauses describing vengeance and the maintenance of hostility "forever."

   Genesis 3:15Ezekiel 25:15Ezekiel 35:5
2. Hostility motivating an act of violence · common

   In Numbers 35:21, the absolute form qualifies striking with the hand before the victim dies; the APB renders the clause "out of enmity." Numbers 35:22 sets the same form in a contrast, describing a sudden push done "without enmity."

   Numbers 35:21Numbers 35:22

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses "enmity" in all five verses, including the phrases "an enmity forever," "maintained enmity," "out of enmity," and "without enmity." These renderings confirm the clauses' overall presentation rather than isolate every contribution of the Hebrew form.