חוב

Aramaic

Verb

חוב • (transliteration needed)

1. to owe, to be in debt

Hebrew

Root
ח־י־ב (kh-y-b)

Pronunciation

• (Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ħoːb/
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈħoːv/, [ˈħoː.ov]
• (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈħøv/, [ˈħøːv] (Sanaani), /ˈħev/, [ˈħeːv] (Sharaabi)
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /χov/

Noun

חוֹב • (khov) m (plural indefinite חוֹבוֹת)

1. debt
2. obligation

Derived terms

• איגרת חוב / אִגֶּרֶת חוֹב ('igéret khóv)

Descendants

• → Yiddish: חובֿ (khoyv)

Noun

חוב / חֹב • (transliteration needed) m

1. (literary, rare) inside, interior