ሕፄ

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Ge'ez

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Noun

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ሕፄ (ḥəṣ́em or f

  1. dowry, bride-price
    • Genesis 34:12
      ረስዩ ፡ ሊተ ፡ ዛተ ፡ ፍትሐ ፡ በቅድሜክሙ ፡ ወዘትቤሉ ፡ ወመጠነ ፡ አብዛኅክሙ ፡ ጥቀ ፡ ሕጼሃ ፡ እሁበክሙ ፡ ወሀቡኒያ ፡ ለዛቲ ፡ ወለት ፡ ትኩነኒ ፡ ብእሲተ ።
      räsyu litä zatä fətḥä bäḳdəmekmu wäzätbelu wämäṭänä ʾäbzaḫkəmu ṭəḳä ḥəṣeha ʾəhubäkmu wähäbuniya läzati wälät təkunäni bəʾsitä .
      Ask me ever so much dowry and gift, and I will give according to what you say to me; but give me the young woman as a wife.”
    • Exodus 22:16
      ወለእመ ፡ ካልእ ፡ ምታ ፡ ከመ ፡ ኢየሀብዎ ፡ የሐፂ ፡ ሕፄሃ ፡ ይሁብ ፡ ለአቡሃ ፡ ሕፄ ፡ የሐፅይዎ ፡ ለድንግል ።
      wäläʾmä kalʾ məta kämä ʾiyähäbwo yäḥäṣ́i ḥəṣ́eha yəhub läʾäbuha ḥəṣ́e yäḥäṣ́yəwo lädnəgl .
      If a man entices a virgin who is not betrothed, and lies with her, he shall surely pay the bride-price for her to be his wife.

Usage notes

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This term refers either to: payment by a husband to his bride; payment by a father to his daughter who is being married, or a payment by a man to buy a bride.

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