Strong's Lexicon
arab: To mix, to pledge, to exchange, to become surety
Original Word:עָרַב
Part of Speech:Verb
Transliteration:`arab
Pronunciation:ah-RAHV
Phonetic Spelling:(aw-rab')
Definition:To mix, to pledge, to exchange, to become surety
Meaning:to grow dusky at sundown
Word Origin:A primitive root
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: -G1453 (ἐγείρω, egeirō): To raise up, to awaken
-G1458 (ἐγγυάομαι, engyáomai): To pledge, to give assurance
Usage:The Hebrew verb "ʿarab" primarily means to mix or to interweave. It is used in various contexts, including the mixing of people or things, the act of becoming a guarantor or surety for someone, and the exchange or barter of goods. The term can also imply a sense of becoming entangled or involved with something or someone.
Cultural and Historical Background:In ancient Near Eastern culture, the concept of surety or guarantee was significant in social and economic transactions. A person who became a surety for another was legally and morally bound to fulfill the obligations if the primary party defaulted. This practice is reflected in the biblical text, where becoming a surety is often cautioned against due to the potential for financial and social entanglement.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origindenominative verb from
erebDefinitionto become evening, grow dark
NASB Translationclose (1), evening (1), turns to gloom (1).
Brown-Driver-Briggs
[] (?); —
Infinitive constructJudges 19:9, but read probablyL GFM;Perfect3feminine singular figurativeIsaiah 24:11 all joyhas grown dark, but readhas passed away Lo Gr PerlesAnal. 91 CheHpt and others
Infinitive absolute1 Samuel 17:16doing it at morning andat evening.
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
be darkened, toward evening
A primitive root (identical witharab through the idea of covering with a texture); to grow dusky at sundown -- be darkened, (toward) evening.
see HEBREWarab
Forms and Transliterations
וְהַעֲרֵ֑ב והערב לַעֲרֹ֗ב לערב עָֽרְבָה֙ ערבה ‘ā·rə·ḇāh ‘ārəḇāh areVah la‘ărōḇ la·‘ă·rōḇ laaRo vehaaRev wə·ha·‘ă·rêḇ wəha‘ărêḇ
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