6162. erabon
Strong's Lexicon
erabon: Pledge, Security, Guarantee

Original Word: עֲרָבוֹן
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: `arabown
Pronunciation: ay-raw-bone'
Phonetic Spelling: (ar-aw-bone')
Definition: Pledge, Security, Guarantee
Meaning: a pawn

Word Origin: Derived from a root that means "to pledge" or "to exchange."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G728 (arrhabon): This Greek term is used in the New Testament to describe the Holy Spirit as a deposit or guarantee of the believer's inheritance in Christ.

Usage: The term "erabon" refers to a pledge or security given as a guarantee for the fulfillment of a promise or obligation. It is used in the context of financial transactions or agreements, where a portion or token is given as assurance that the full amount or promise will be honored.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Near Eastern cultures, including Israel, the concept of a pledge or security was a common practice in trade and personal agreements. It served as a tangible assurance that a debtor would fulfill their obligations. This practice was not only a financial arrangement but also carried significant social and moral implications, as failing to honor a pledge could damage one's reputation and relationships within the community.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from arab
Definition
a pledge
NASB Translation
pledge (4).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
עֵרָבוֺן noun [masculine] pledge; — ׳נָתַן ע give a pledge Genesis 38:17,18, ׳לָקַח ע Genesis 38:20 (all J), receive (back) a pledge (when condition is fulfilled). — Job 17:3 read perhaps עֶרְבֹנִי (for ᵑ0 עָרְבֵנִי), as object of שֹׂימָה set my pledge (a surety for me), so Beer Bu and others

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
pledge

From arab (in the sense of exchange); a pawn (given as security) -- pledge.

see HEBREW arab

Forms and Transliterations
הָֽעֵרָבוֹן֮ הָעֵרָב֖וֹן הערבון עֵרָב֖וֹן ערבון ‘ê·rā·ḇō·wn ‘êrāḇōwn eraVon hā‘êrāḇōwn hā·‘ê·rā·ḇō·wn haeraVon
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Genesis 38:17
HEB: אִם־ תִּתֵּ֥ן עֵרָב֖וֹן עַ֥ד שָׁלְחֶֽךָ׃
NAS: moreover, Will you give a pledge until
KJV: Wilt thou give [me] a pledge, till thou send
INT: lo give A pledge until send

Genesis 38:18
HEB: וַיֹּ֗אמֶר מָ֣ה הָֽעֵרָבוֹן֮ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֶתֶּן־
NAS: What pledge shall I give
KJV: What pledge shall I give
INT: said What pledge What give

Genesis 38:20
HEB: הָֽעֲדֻלָּמִ֔י לָקַ֥חַת הָעֵרָב֖וֹן מִיַּ֣ד הָאִשָּׁ֑ה
NAS: to receive the pledge from the woman's
KJV: to receive [his] pledge from the woman's
INT: the Adullamite to receive the pledge hand the woman's

3 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 6162
3 Occurrences


‘ê·rā·ḇō·wn — 1 Occ.
hā·‘ê·rā·ḇō·wn — 2 Occ.















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