3993. maarab

Lexicon

maarab: West, sunset

Original Word: מַאֲרָב
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: ma' arab
Pronunciation: mah-ah-RAHV
Phonetic Spelling: (mah-ar-awb')
Definition: West, sunset
Meaning: an ambuscade

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

lie in ambush, ambush, lurking place, lying in wait

From 'arab; an ambuscade -- lie in ambush, ambushment, lurking place, lying in wait.

see HEBREW 'arab

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from arab
Definition
an ambush
NASB Translation
ambush (4), lurking places (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

מַאֲרָב noun masculine ambush — מַאֲרָב? Joshua 8:9 2t.; מַאְ֯רָב Judges 9:35; construct מַאֲרַב Psalm 10:8; —

1. a. ambush, place of lying-in-wait Joshua 8:9; Judges 9:35;

b. lurking-place Psalm 10:8 ("" מִסְתָּרִים).

2 liers-in-wait2Chronicles 13:13 (twice in verse) (compare ארב Participle)

אַרְבֵאל compare בֵּית אַרְבֵאל, below בית.

אַרְבֶּה see below רבה.

אַרְבַּע, אַרְבָּעָה, אַרְבַּ֫עַת, אַרְבָּעִים etc. see רבע.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root אָרַב (arab), which means "to lie in wait" or "to ambush."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for the Hebrew מַאֲרָב in the Strong's Greek lexicon. However, the concept of ambush can be related to Greek terms that describe similar military tactics or strategies, such as ἐνέδρα (enedra), which means "ambush" or "trap."

Usage: The term מַאֲרָב is used in the context of military tactics, specifically referring to a hidden or concealed position from which an attack is launched. It is often associated with surprise attacks or strategic positioning in warfare.

Context: The Hebrew term מַאֲרָב (ma'arav) appears in the Old Testament to describe a tactical military maneuver involving an ambush. This term is used to convey the element of surprise and strategic advantage gained by lying in wait for an enemy. The concept of ambush is a recurring theme in biblical narratives, often illustrating the cunning and strategic planning of military leaders.

In the Berean Standard Bible, מַאֲרָב is translated as "ambush" or "ambuscade." For example, in Joshua 8:2, the Israelites are instructed to set an ambush against the city of Ai: "And you shall do to Ai and its king as you did to Jericho and its king, except that you may carry off their plunder and livestock for yourselves. Set an ambush behind the city."

The use of ambushes in biblical warfare highlights the importance of strategy and the element of surprise in achieving victory. It reflects the broader biblical theme of divine guidance and wisdom in overcoming adversaries, as seen in the successful execution of ambushes under divine instruction.

Forms and Transliterations

בְּמַאְרַ֬ב במארב הַמַּאְרָ֔ב הַמַּאְרָֽב׃ המארב המארב׃ וְהַמַּאְרָ֖ב והמארב bə·ma’·raḇ bəma’raḇ bemaRav ham·ma’·rāḇ hamma’rāḇ hammaRav vehammaRav wə·ham·ma’·rāḇ wəhamma’rāḇ

Englishman's Concordance

Joshua 8:9
HEB: וַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙ אֶל־ הַמַּאְרָ֔ב וַיֵּשְׁב֗וּ בֵּ֧ין
NAS: and they went to the place of ambush and remained
KJV: and they went to lie in ambush, and abode
INT: went to ambush and remained between

Judges 9:35
HEB: אִתּ֖וֹ מִן־ הַמַּאְרָֽב׃
NAS: [were] with him arose from the ambush.
KJV: and the people that [were] with him, from lying in wait.
INT: for from the ambush

2 Chronicles 13:13
HEB: הֵסֵב֙ אֶת־ הַמַּאְרָ֔ב לָב֖וֹא מֵֽאַחֲרֵיהֶ֑ם
NAS: had set an ambush to come
KJV: But Jeroboam caused an ambushment to come
INT: Jeroboam had set an ambush to come the rear

2 Chronicles 13:13
HEB: לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה וְהַמַּאְרָ֖ב מֵאַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃
NAS: of Judah and the ambush was behind
KJV: Judah, and the ambushment [was] behind
INT: front of Judah and the ambush the rear

Psalm 10:8
HEB: יֵשֵׁ֤ב ׀ בְּמַאְרַ֬ב חֲצֵרִ֗ים בַּֽ֭מִּסְתָּרִים
NAS: He sits in the lurking places of the villages;
KJV: He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages:
INT: sits the lurking of the villages the hiding

5 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3993
5 Occurrences

bə·ma’·raḇ — 1 Occ.
ham·ma’·rāḇ — 3 Occ.
wə·ham·ma’·rāḇ — 1 Occ.