חוֹב

חוֹבI m. (b. h.; preced. wds.) debt, indebtedness.בעל ח׳ (abbr. ב״ח) creditor. Keth.IX, 2 והניח … וב״חוכ׳ and left a widow, a creditor (claiming a debt) and heirs. Ib. 3 וב״ח יותר על חוֹבוֹ and the creditor (seized) more than his debt amounted to. Ib. 69a בת בעלת ח׳ הויא a daughter (of a deceased father) has the privileges of a creditor. contrad, to יורשת, heiress; a. fr.שטר ח׳ note of indebtedness. Ib. XIII, 8 המוציא ש׳ ח׳וכ׳ if one produces a note against ; a. fr.Pl. חוֹבִין. Ned.47b בעלי ח׳ creditors.