6153. ereb

Strong's Lexicon

ereb: Evening

Original Word: עֶרֶב
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: `ereb
Pronunciation: EH-reb
Phonetic Spelling: (eh'-reb)
Definition: Evening
Meaning: dusk

Word Origin: Derived from the root עָרַב (arab), which can mean to grow dark or to mix.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G3798 (ὀψία, opsia) – evening

- G2073 (ἑσπέρα, hespera) – evening

Usage: The Hebrew word "ereb" primarily refers to the time of day known as evening, marking the transition from daylight to darkness. It is often used in the context of the daily cycle, signifying the end of the day and the beginning of a new one according to the Hebrew reckoning of time, which starts at sunset.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, the day was considered to begin at sunset, making "ereb" a significant marker for the start of a new day. This understanding is rooted in the creation account in Genesis, where "there was evening, and there was morning—the first day" (Genesis 1:5, BSB). Evening was a time for rest and reflection after the day's labor, and it often held religious significance, as many Jewish festivals and Sabbaths begin at sundown.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
evening
NASB Translation
evening (114), evening* (1), evenings (2), every evening (1), night (2), sunset (1), twilight (11).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

עֶ֫רֶב₁₃₁ noun [masculine] 1 Samuel 20:5 strike out הַשְּׁלִישִׁית see We Dr and others] (sun)set, evening; — absolute ׳ע 2 Kings 2:16 +, עָ֑רֶב Exodus 12:18 +; construct עֶרֶב Proverbs 7:9; dual עַרְבַּיִם Exodus 30:8 4t., בָּ֑יִם- Exodus 12:16 5t. (all P); —

1. a. evening, originally sunset, and hence perhaps ׳לְעֵת ע at the time of sunset Genesis 8:11 (J), Genesis 24:11 (J; "" לְעֵת צֵאת הַשֹּׁאֲבֹת), 2 Samuel 11:2; Isaiah 17:14 and (of the day of ׳י) Zechariah 14:7, ׳עֵת הָע Joshua 8:29 (JE) ; usually ׳ע alone = time of sunset, evening: ׳בָּע in the evening Genesis 19:1 (J), Genesis 29:23 (E), Exodus 12:18 (P), Deuteronomy 16:6 (+ שֶׁמֶשׁ כְּבוֺא), 1 Kings 22:35 (compare "" 2 Chronicles 18:34 where + לְעֵת בּוֺא הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ) + 20 t. + ׳בָּע(ֿ)בָּע2Chronicles 13:11 (twice in verse) = every evening; ׳לָע at evening only late: 1 Chronicles 16:40; 1 Chronicles 23:30; 2Chron 2:3; Ezra 3:3; Psalm 59:7; Psalm 59:15; Psalm 90:6; Ecclesiastes 11:6 ; ׳לִפְנוֺת ע at the turn of evening Genesis 24:63 (J), Deuteronomy 23:12; ׳ע as adverb accusative Exodus 16:6 (P), Psalm 55:18; as marking duration of impurity, in phrase ׳עַדהָֿע Leviticus 11:24 30t. P + Leviticus 22:6 (H); of Day of Atonement ׳מֵע ׳עַדעֿ Leviticus 23:32 (P).

b. dual in phrase (only P) בֵּין הָעַרְבַּיִם between the two evenings, i.e. probably between sunset and dark (see Thes [various views fully given]; otherwise Di^{Exodus 12:6}; on form as possibly only expanded plural see Ges^{§ 88c}), Exodus 12:6; Exodus 16:12; Exodus 29:39,41; Exodus 30:8; Leviticus 23:5; Numbers 9:3,5,11; Numbers 28:4,8 .

c. other phrases are: ׳צִלְלֵי ע Jeremiah 6:4 (distinguished from צָהֳרָ֑יִם and לָ֑יְלָה Jeremiah 6:5), ׳מִנְחַה (הָ)ע 2 Kings 16:15; Ezra 9:4,5; Psalm 141:2; Daniel 9:21 ; ׳זְאֵבֵי ע see I. זְאֵב; for all combinations with בֹּקֶר morning, see ׳ב

1d, e. 2. (late poetry) = night, עָ֑רֶב Job 7:4; compare בְּנֶשֶׁף בְּעֶרֶב יוֺם Proverbs 7:9 ("" בְּאִישׁוֺן לַיְלָה וִאֲפֵלָה).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

day, evening, tide, night

From arab; dusk -- + day, even(-ing, tide), night.

see HEBREW arab

Forms and Transliterations

בְּעֶ֥רֶב בָּ֭עֶרֶב בָּעֶ֔רֶב בָּעֶ֖רֶב בָּעֶ֗רֶב בָּעֶ֙רֶב֙ בָּעֶ֛רֶב בָּעֶ֜רֶב בָּעֶ֣רֶב בָּעֶ֣רֶב ׀ בָּעֶרֶב֒ בָּעָ֑רֶב בָּעָֽרֶב׃ בָעֶ֔רֶב בָעֶ֗רֶב בָעֶ֙רֶב֙ בערב בערב׃ הָֽעֲרְבַּ֛יִם הָֽעַרְבַּ֙יִם֙ הָֽעַרְבָּ֑יִם הָֽעַרְבָּֽיִם׃ הָעֲרְבַּ֖יִם הָעֶ֔רֶב הָעֶ֖רֶב הָעֶ֗רֶב הָעֶ֜רֶב הָעֶ֥רֶב הָעֶ֧רֶב הָעֶרֶב֒ הָעַרְבַּ֖יִם הָעַרְבָּ֑יִם הָעַרְבָּֽיִם׃ הָעָ֑רֶב הָעָֽרֶב׃ הערב הערב׃ הערבים הערבים׃ וְהָעֶ֔רֶב וְלָעֶ֔רֶב וְלָעֶ֖רֶב וְלָעָ֑רֶב וְלָעָֽרֶב׃ וָעֶ֣רֶב וּבָעֶ֛רֶב וּבָעֶ֜רֶב וּבָעֶ֥רֶב וּבָעֶֽרֶב־ ובערב ובערב־ והערב ולערב ולערב׃ וערב לָ֝עֶ֗רֶב לָ֭עֶרֶב לָעֶ֣רֶב לָעָֽרֶב׃ לערב לערב׃ מֵעֶ֣רֶב מֵעֶ֥רֶב מֵעֶ֧רֶב מערב עֶ֔רֶב עֶ֕רֶב עֶ֖רֶב עֶ֙רֶב֙ עֶ֣רֶב עֶ֤רֶב עֶ֥רֶב עָ֑רֶב עָֽרֶב׃ ערב ערב׃ ‘ā·reḇ ‘āreḇ ‘e·reḇ ‘ereḇ Arev bā‘āreḇ bā‘ereḇ ḇā‘ereḇ bā·‘ā·reḇ bā·‘e·reḇ ḇā·‘e·reḇ baArev baErev bə‘ereḇ bə·‘e·reḇ beErev Erev hā‘arbayim hā‘arbāyim hā‘ărbayim hā‘āreḇ hā‘ereḇ hā·‘ā·reḇ hā·‘ar·ba·yim hā·‘ar·bā·yim hā·‘ăr·ba·yim hā·‘e·reḇ haarBayim haArev haErev lā‘āreḇ lā‘ereḇ lā·‘ā·reḇ lā·‘e·reḇ laArev laErev mê‘ereḇ mê·‘e·reḇ meErev ū·ḇā·‘e·reḇ ū·ḇā·‘e·reḇ- ūḇā‘ereḇ ūḇā‘ereḇ- uvaErev vaErev vehaErev velaArev velaErev wā‘ereḇ wā·‘e·reḇ wə·hā·‘e·reḇ wə·lā·‘ā·reḇ wə·lā·‘e·reḇ wəhā‘ereḇ wəlā‘āreḇ wəlā‘ereḇ

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 1:5
HEB: לָ֑יְלָה וַֽיְהִי־ עֶ֥רֶב וַֽיְהִי־ בֹ֖קֶר
NAS: night. And there was evening and there was morning,
KJV: Night. And the evening and the morning
INT: night and there was evening and there was morning

Genesis 1:8
HEB: שָׁמָ֑יִם וַֽיְהִי־ עֶ֥רֶב וַֽיְהִי־ בֹ֖קֶר
NAS: heaven. And there was evening and there was morning,
KJV: Heaven. And the evening and the morning
INT: heaven and there was evening and there was morning

Genesis 1:13
HEB: וַֽיְהִי־ עֶ֥רֶב וַֽיְהִי־ בֹ֖קֶר
NAS: There was evening and there was morning,
KJV: And the evening and the morning
INT: there was evening and there was morning

Genesis 1:19
HEB: וַֽיְהִי־ עֶ֥רֶב וַֽיְהִי־ בֹ֖קֶר
NAS: There was evening and there was morning,
KJV: And the evening and the morning
INT: there was evening and there was morning

Genesis 1:23
HEB: וַֽיְהִי־ עֶ֥רֶב וַֽיְהִי־ בֹ֖קֶר
NAS: There was evening and there was morning,
KJV: And the evening and the morning
INT: there was evening and there was morning

Genesis 1:31
HEB: מְאֹ֑ד וַֽיְהִי־ עֶ֥רֶב וַֽיְהִי־ בֹ֖קֶר
NAS: good. And there was evening and there was morning,
KJV: good. And the evening and the morning
INT: very and there was evening and there was morning

Genesis 8:11
HEB: הַיּוֹנָה֙ לְעֵ֣ת עֶ֔רֶב וְהִנֵּ֥ה עֲלֵה־
NAS: came to him toward evening, and behold,
INT: the dove toward evening and behold leaf

Genesis 19:1
HEB: הַמַּלְאָכִ֤ים סְדֹ֙מָה֙ בָּעֶ֔רֶב וְל֖וֹט יֹשֵׁ֣ב
NAS: to Sodom in the evening as Lot
KJV: angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat
INT: angels to Sodom the evening Lot was sitting

Genesis 24:11
HEB: הַמָּ֑יִם לְעֵ֣ת עֶ֔רֶב לְעֵ֖ת צֵ֥את
NAS: of water at evening time,
KJV: at the time of the evening, [even] the time
INT: of water time evening the time go

Genesis 24:63
HEB: בַּשָּׂדֶ֖ה לִפְנ֣וֹת עָ֑רֶב וַיִּשָּׂ֤א עֵינָיו֙
NAS: toward evening; and he lifted
KJV: at the eventide: and he lifted up
INT: the field toward evening lifted his eyes

Genesis 29:23
HEB: וַיְהִ֣י בָעֶ֔רֶב וַיִּקַּח֙ אֶת־
NAS: Now in the evening he took
KJV: And it came to pass in the evening, that he took
INT: become the evening took Leah

Genesis 30:16
HEB: מִן־ הַשָּׂדֶה֮ בָּעֶרֶב֒ וַתֵּצֵ֨א לֵאָ֜ה
NAS: in from the field in the evening, then Leah
KJV: out of the field in the evening, and Leah
INT: from the field the evening went Leah

Genesis 49:27
HEB: יֹ֣אכַל עַ֑ד וְלָעֶ֖רֶב יְחַלֵּ֥ק שָׁלָֽל׃
NAS: the prey, And in the evening he divides
KJV: the prey, and at night he shall divide
INT: devours the prey the evening divides the spoil

Exodus 12:6
HEB: יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בֵּ֥ין הָעַרְבָּֽיִם׃
NAS: of Israel is to kill it at twilight.
KJV: shall kill it in the evening.
INT: of Israel in twilight

Exodus 12:18
HEB: י֤וֹם לַחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ בָּעֶ֔רֶב תֹּאכְל֖וּ מַצֹּ֑ת
NAS: of the month at evening, you shall eat
KJV: of the month at even, ye shall eat
INT: day of the month evening shall eat unleavened

Exodus 12:18
HEB: וְעֶשְׂרִ֛ים לַחֹ֖דֶשׁ בָּעָֽרֶב׃
NAS: day of the month at evening.
KJV: day of the month at even.
INT: and twentieth of the month evening

Exodus 16:6
HEB: בְּנֵ֖י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל עֶ֕רֶב וִֽידַעְתֶּ֕ם כִּ֧י
NAS: of Israel, At evening you will know
KJV: of Israel, At even, then ye shall know
INT: the sons of Israel evening will know that

Exodus 16:8
HEB: יְהוָה֩ לָכֶ֨ם בָּעֶ֜רֶב בָּשָׂ֣ר לֶאֱכֹ֗ל
NAS: to eat in the evening, and bread
KJV: shall give you in the evening flesh
INT: gives the LORD the evening meat to eat

Exodus 16:12
HEB: לֵאמֹ֗ר בֵּ֤ין הָֽעַרְבַּ֙יִם֙ תֹּאכְל֣וּ בָשָׂ֔ר
NAS: to them, saying, At twilight you shall eat
INT: saying At twilight shall eat meat

Exodus 16:13
HEB: וַיְהִ֣י בָעֶ֔רֶב וַתַּ֣עַל הַשְּׂלָ֔ו
NAS: So it came about at evening that the quails
KJV: And it came to pass, that at even the quails
INT: came evening came the quails

Exodus 18:13
HEB: הַבֹּ֖קֶר עַד־ הָעָֽרֶב׃
NAS: from the morning until the evening.
KJV: from the morning unto the evening.
INT: the morning until the evening

Exodus 18:14
HEB: בֹּ֥קֶר עַד־ עָֽרֶב׃
NAS: you from morning until evening?
KJV: stand by thee from morning unto even?
INT: morning until day

Exodus 27:21
HEB: אַהֲרֹ֧ן וּבָנָ֛יו מֵעֶ֥רֶב עַד־ בֹּ֖קֶר
NAS: shall keep it in order from evening to morning
KJV: shall order it from evening to morning
INT: Aaron and his sons evening against to morning

Exodus 29:39
HEB: תַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה בֵּ֥ין הָעַרְבָּֽיִם׃
NAS: lamb you shall offer at twilight;
KJV: lamb thou shalt offer at even:
INT: shall offer at twilight

Exodus 29:41
HEB: תַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה בֵּ֣ין הָעַרְבָּ֑יִם כְּמִנְחַ֨ת הַבֹּ֤קֶר
NAS: you shall offer at twilight, and shall offer
KJV: thou shalt offer at even, and shalt do
INT: shall offer at twilight offering the morning

134 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 6153
134 Occurrences

‘ā·reḇ — 7 Occ.
bā·‘ā·reḇ — 6 Occ.
bā·‘e·reḇ — 16 Occ.
bə·‘e·reḇ — 1 Occ.
‘e·reḇ — 18 Occ.
hā·‘ar·bā·yim — 11 Occ.
hā·‘ā·reḇ — 39 Occ.
hā·‘e·reḇ — 12 Occ.
lā·‘ā·reḇ — 1 Occ.
lā·‘e·reḇ — 4 Occ.
mê·‘e·reḇ — 4 Occ.
ū·ḇā·‘e·reḇ — 4 Occ.
ḇā·‘e·reḇ — 5 Occ.
wə·hā·‘e·reḇ — 1 Occ.
wə·lā·‘ā·reḇ — 2 Occ.
wə·lā·‘e·reḇ — 3 Occ.