Strong's Lexicon
arab: To mix, to pledge, to exchange, to become surety
Original Word:עָרֵב
Part of Speech:Verb
Transliteration:`areb
Pronunciation:ah-RAHV
Phonetic Spelling:(aw-rabe')
Definition:To mix, to pledge, to exchange, to become surety
Meaning:to be agreeable
Word Origin:A primitive root
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: -G1453 (egiro): To awaken, to raise up
-G1454 (egersis): A rising up, resurrection
Usage:The Hebrew verb "עָרַב" (arab) primarily conveys the idea of mixing or intermingling. It is used in various contexts to describe the act of becoming a guarantor or surety for someone, as well as the act of exchanging or pledging. The term can also imply a sense of becoming entangled or involved with something or someone.
Cultural and Historical Background:In ancient Near Eastern cultures, the concept of surety or becoming a guarantor was a significant social and legal practice. It involved taking responsibility for another person's debt or obligation, often at great personal risk. This practice is reflected in the biblical text, where becoming a surety is sometimes cautioned against due to the potential for financial and relational entanglements. The idea of mixing or intermingling also had cultural implications, particularly in the context of maintaining purity and distinctiveness as a people set apart by God.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origina prim. root
Definitionto be sweet or pleasing
NASB Translationpleasant (1), please (1), pleasing (3), sweet (2), took pleasure (1).
Brown-Driver-Briggs
III. [] (Late Hebrew
id. (rare); Hiph`il Imperfect Ecclus 40:21; adjective
pleasant, sweet); —
Perfect3feminine singularJeremiah 31:26 my sleepwas sweet to me (), consecutiveProverbs 3:24; of offeringMalachi 3:4; 2feminine singularEzekiel 16:37 with person, to whomthou wast pleasing; 3 pluralJeremiah 6:20 (of sacrifice);Imperfect3masculine singularPsalm 104:34let my meditation be pleasing unto him!3feminine singularProverbs 13:19 (of realized wish); 3 masculine pluralHosea 9:4 (of sacrifice; but Kue Che We GASm Now read ).
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
be pleasant, take pleasure in, be sweet
A primitive root (identical witharab through the idea of close association); to be agreeable -- be pleasant(-ing), take pleasure in, be sweet.
see HEBREWarab
Forms and Transliterations
וְֽעָרְבָ֥ה וְעָֽרְבָה֙ וערבה יֶעֱרַ֣ב יערב עָ֥רְבָה עָ֥רְבוּ עָרֵ֣ב עָרַ֣בְתְּ ערב ערבה ערבו ערבת תֶּעֱרַ֣ב תערב ‘ā·raḇt ‘ā·rə·ḇāh ‘ā·rə·ḇū ‘ā·rêḇ ‘āraḇt ‘ārêḇ ‘ārəḇāh ‘ārəḇū aRavt aRev Arevah Arevu ṯe‘ĕraḇ ṯe·‘ĕ·raḇ teeRav veareVah wə‘ārəḇāh wə·‘ā·rə·ḇāh ye‘ĕraḇ ye·‘ĕ·raḇ yeeRav
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