Ḥ W B is the ledger root: debt owed and unpaid, a balance sitting between two people. Wrong becomes liability, condemnation fixes that debt on someone. The Prayer names our debts, not stains, and pairs this root with Sh B Q, release: what one binds, the other lets go.
| Form | Pattern | Script | Standard | Qala rendering |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ḥawbayn | noun + -ayn "our" (plural) | חובין ܚܰܘܒ݁ܰܝܢ | our debts | our debts (Matthew 6:12) |
| ḥawbta | noun, feminine: a debt | חובתא ܚܘܒܬܐ | debt | debt |
| ḥayavayn | noun: debtors, + -ayn "our" | לחיבין ܠܚܰܝܳܒ݂ܰܝܢ | our debtors | those in debt to us (Matthew 6:12) |
| mḥayev | Pael participle: active | מחיב ܡܚܰܝܰܒ݂ | condemns | condemns: declares in debt, holds liable |
| ḥuba | same letters, separate word | חובא ܚܽܘܒ݁ܳܐ | love | love: see the honesty note under Connections |
| Stem | Form | Sense | In this corpus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peal (simple) | ḥav | to owe, to be liable, to lose | not attested: the simple stem stays in the nouns |
| Pael (intensive) | ḥayev | to condemn: declare someone in debt | attested: mḥaybin (Matthew 12:7) |
| Ethpaal (intensive passive) | ʾetḥayav | to be condemned: be found liable | attested: tetḥayav (Matthew 12:37) |
Draw two columns: who owes you, and whom you owe. Read both honestly, then speak the Prayer’s line and release one claim you keep rehearsing.
Say ḥawba, debt; ḥayava, debtor; ḥayev, condemn: hear one ledger moving through every form.