Word Study · Strong's H6148 · Hebrew
עָרַב
arab
aw-rab'
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʻârab
“to braid, i.e. intermix”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
to braid, i.e. intermix; technically, to traffic (as if by barter); also or give to be security (as a kind of exchange)
Rendered in the KJV as
engage, (inter-) meddle (with), mingle (self), mortgage, occupy, give pledges, be(-come, put in) surety, undertake.
- 22occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 10 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 19inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 22 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 19
- עָ֣רַב3
- הִתְעָ֣רֶב2
- אֶֽעֶרְבֶ֔נּוּ1
- בַּ֝עֹרְבִ֗ים1
- וְהִתְעָֽרְבוּ֙1
- וַיִּתְעָרְב֥וּ1
- וְֽעֹרְבֵ֣י1
- יִתְעָ֥רַב1
- לַעֲרֹ֖ב1
- עֲרֹ֣ב1
- עָרַ֣ב1
- עָרַ֧ב1
and 7 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 18
- he stands surety for2
- he stood surety for2
- make a wager2
- stand surety for me2
- [are] mortgaging1
- [is] pledging1
- among the [those who] stand surety for1
- and [the] traders of1
- and they have mixed themselves1
- and they mixed themselves1
- has he pledged1
- he shares1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 17
- verb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singular5
- verb · reflexive (hithpael), command · 2nd person masculine singular2
- conjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)1
- Hc/Vtq3cp1
- Hc/Vtw3mp1
- preposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)1
- preposition with the article + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural1
- verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular1
- verb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 1st person common singular + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1
- verb · simple (qal), completed action · 2nd person masculine singular1
- verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural1
- verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HVqp3ms · 5
- HVtv2ms · 2
- HC/Vqrmpc · 1
- Hc/Vtq3cp · 1
- Hc/Vtw3mp · 1
- HR/Vqcc · 1
- HRd/Vqrmpa · 1
- HVqcc/Sp1bs · 1
- HVqi1cs/Sp3ms · 1
- HVqp2ms · 1
- HVqrmpa · 1
- HVqrmsa · 1
All 22, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Proverbs carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Genesis2 occurrences
- Genesis 43:9אֶֽעֶרְבֶ֔נּוּʾeervenuverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 1st person common singular + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularI will guarantee his safety. You may hold me personally responsible. If I do not bring him back and set him before you, then may I bear the guilt before you all my life.here: I will stand surety for him
- Genesis 44:32עָרַ֣בʾaravverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularIndeed, your servant guaranteed the boy’s safety to my father, saying, ‘If I do not return him to you, I will bear the guilt before you, my father, all my life.’here: he stood surety for
Psalms2 occurrences
- Psalms 106:35וַיִּתְעָרְב֥וּvaiyitarevuHc/Vtw3mpbut they mingled with the nations and adopted their customs.here: and they mixed themselves
- Psalms 119:122עֲרֹ֣בaroverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine singularEnsure Your servant’s well-being; do not let the arrogant oppress me.here: stand surety for
Proverbs9 occurrences
- Proverbs 6:1עָרַ֣בְתָּʾaravtaverb · simple (qal), completed action · 2nd person masculine singularMy son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, if you have struck hands in pledge with a stranger,here: you have stood surety
- Proverbs 11:15עָ֣רַבʾaravverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularHe who puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer, but the one who hates indebtedness is secure.here: he stood surety for
- Proverbs 14:10יִתְעָ֥רַבyitaravverb · reflexive (hithpael), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularThe heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger shares in its joy.here: he shares
- Proverbs 17:18עֹרֵ֥בʾorevverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularA man lacking judgment strikes hands in pledge and puts up security for his neighbor.here: [is] pledging
- Proverbs 20:16עָ֣רַבʾaravverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularTake the garment of the one who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.here: he stands surety for
- Proverbs 20:19תִתְעָרָֽב׃titaravverb · reflexive (hithpael), ongoing or future action · 2nd person masculine singularHe who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips.here: you will get involved
- Proverbs 22:26בַּ֝עֹרְבִ֗יםbaorevimpreposition with the article + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine pluralDo not be one who gives pledges, who puts up security for debts.here: among the [those who] stand surety for
- Proverbs 24:21תִּתְעָרָֽב׃titaravverb · reflexive (hithpael), jussive (“let him”) · 2nd person masculine singularMy son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not associate with the rebellious.here: you get involved
- Proverbs 27:13עָ֣רַבʾaravverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularTake the garment of him who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.here: he stands surety for
Isaiah2 occurrences
- Isaiah 36:8הִתְעָ֣רֶבhitarevverb · reflexive (hithpael), command · 2nd person masculine singularNow, therefore, make a bargain with my master, the king of Assyria. I will give you two thousand horses—if you can put riders on them!here: make a wager
- Isaiah 38:14עָרְבֵֽנִי׃ʾareveniverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularI chirp like a swallow or crane; I moan like a dove. My eyes grow weak as I look upward. O Lord, I am oppressed; be my security.”here: stand surety for me
Ezekiel2 occurrences
- Ezekiel 27:9לַעֲרֹ֖בlaaropreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)The elders of Gebal were aboard as shipwrights, repairing your leaks. All the ships of the sea and their sailors came alongside to barter for your merchandise.here: to trade
- Ezekiel 27:27וְֽעֹרְבֵ֣יveoreveiconjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Your wealth, wares, and merchandise, your sailors, captains, and shipwrights, your merchants and all the warriors within you, with all the other people on board, will sink into the heart of the sea on the day of your downfall.here: and [the] traders of
Same headword in Strong's