حوب

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Syriac ܚܘܒܐ (ḥawbā).

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Noun

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حُوب (ḥūbm

  1. (Qur'anic hapax) sin
    Synonym: حَوْبَة (ḥawba)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 4:2:
      وَآتُوا الْيَتَامَىٰ أَمْوَالَهُمْ وَلَا تَتَبَدَّلُوا الْخَبِيثَ بِالطَّيِّبِ وَلَا تَأْكُلُوا أَمْوَالَهُمْ إِلَىٰ أَمْوَالِكُمْ إِنَّهُ كَانَ حُوبًا كَبِيرًا
      wa-ʔātū l-yatāmā ʔamwāla-hum wa-lā tatabaddalū l-ḵabīṯa bi-ṭ-ṭayyibi wa-lā taʔkulū ʔamwāla-hum ʔilā ʔamwāli-kum ʔinna-hū kāna ḥūban kabīran
      And give to the orphans their properties and do not substitute the defective [of your own] for the good [of theirs]. And do not consume their properties into your own. Indeed, that is ever a great sin.

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