[Mesorah] oni - ev'yon

[Ira Jacobson via Mesorah]

Leaving popular etymology and drash aside, the root seems more likely to be
alef-bet-yod or perhaps alef-bet-he.

ILJ

On Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 8:50 PM, R Davidovich via Mesorah <
mesorah at lists.aishdas.org> wrote:

> Well, let's start with Rashi (15:4):
>
> אביון: דל מעני, ולשון אביון שהוא תאב לכל דבר:
>
> needy: Heb. אֶבְיוֹן, [denoting someone who is] poorer than an ע ָנִי.
> The term אֶבְיוֹן means“to yearn for” (תָּאֵב) , i.e., one who yearns for
> everything [because he has nothing]. — [Vayikra Rabbah 34:6, see B.M. 111b]
>
> RD
>
>
>


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