Lexicon
זָבַד
za.vad
H2064
H:V Hebrew

to endow

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Hebrew
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za.vad describes God’s endowing Leah with a good dowry in her response after bearing six sons.

The attested use describes God as granting Leah a good dowry, expressed in her statement that this gift may lead her husband to honor her.

Senses in use

  1. Granting a valued marital provision · dominant

    In Genesis 30:20, the Qal perfect form occurs in Leah’s statement about God and a good dowry after she has borne six sons. The APB renders the clause, “God has endowed me with a good dowry,” followed by Leah’s expectation that her husband will honor her.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Genesis 30:20, the APB presents the clause as “God has endowed me with a good dowry.” It cannot establish more specific nuances beyond the verse’s gift language.

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