Strong's Lexicon arab: To mix, to pledge, to exchange, to become surety Original Word: עָרַב 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 Definition to be sweet or pleasing NASB Translation pleasant (1), please (1), pleasing (3), sweet (2), took pleasure (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs III. [עָרַב] verb be sweet, pleasing (Late Hebrew id. (rare); Hiph`il Imperfect יעריבו Ecclus 40:21; ᵑ7 עָרִיב adjective pleasant, sweet); — Qal Perfect3feminine singular עָֽרְבָה Jeremiah 31:26 my sleep was sweet to me (לִי), שְׁנָתֶ֑ךָ ׳וְע consecutive Proverbs 3:24; of offering ׳לי ׳לֹא ע Malachi 3:4; 2feminine singular עָרַבְתְּ Ezekiel 16:37 with עַל person, to whom thou wast pleasing; 3 plural לֹא עָֽרְבוּ לִי Jeremiah 6:20 (of sacrifice); Imperfect3masculine singular יֶעֱרַב עָלָיו שִׂיחִי Psalm 104:34 let my meditation be pleasing unto him!3feminine singular תֶּעֱרַב לְ Proverbs 13:19 (of realized wish); 3 masculine plural לֹא יֶעֶרְבוּ לוֺ Hosea 9:4 (of sacrifice; but Kue Che We GASm Now read יַעַרְכוּ). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance be pleasant, take pleasure in, be sweet A primitive root (identical with arab through the idea of close association); to be agreeable -- be pleasant(-ing), take pleasure in, be sweet. see HEBREW arab 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 yeeRavLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Psalm 104:34 HEB: יֶעֱרַ֣ב עָלָ֣יו שִׂיחִ֑י NAS: Let my meditation be pleasing to Him; As for me, I shall be glad KJV: My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad INT: be pleasing and my meditation Proverbs 3:24 Proverbs 13:19 Proverbs 20:17 Jeremiah 6:20 Jeremiah 31:26 Ezekiel 16:37 Malachi 3:4 8 Occurrences |