Word Study · Strong's H6160 · Hebrew
עֲרָבָה
arabah
ar-aw-baw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʻărâbâh
“a desert”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a desert; especially (with the article prefix) the (generally) sterile valley of the Jordan and its continuation to the Red Sea
Rendered in the KJV as
Arabah, champaign, desert, evening, heaven, plain, wilderness. See also H1026 (בֵּית הָעֲרָבָה).
- 61occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 13 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 44inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 61 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 44
- בְּעַֽרְבֹ֣ת7
- בְּעַֽרְב֣וֹת4
- הָעֲרָבָ֑ה3
- הָעֲרָבָֽה׃3
- בָּעֲרָבָ֔ה2
- בָּֽעֲרָבָ֔ה2
- הָֽעֲרָבָ֑ה2
- הָעֲרָבָ֖ה2
- בָּֽעֲרָבָה֩1
- בָּעֲרָבָ֥ה1
- בָּעֲרָבָ֑ה1
- בָּעֲרָבָ֗ה1
and 32 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 22
- the Arabah16
- in [the] plains of12
- in the desert plain6
- in the Arabah3
- [the] desert plain2
- [the] plains of2
- and a desert plain2
- and in the Arabah2
- and the Arabah2
- in [the] desert plains of2
- a desert plain1
- and desert plain its1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 16
- the definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)14
- preposition + proper noun (a name)11
- preposition with the article + proper noun (a name)7
- preposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)6
- noun · feminine singular4
- preposition with the article + noun · feminine singular4
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular3
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular2
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + proper noun (a name)2
- conjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singular1
- noun · feminine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HTd/Npl · 14
- HR/Npl · 11
- HRd/Npl · 7
- HR/Ncfpc · 6
- HNcfsa · 4
- HRd/Ncfsa · 4
- HTd/Ncfsa · 3
- HC/Ncfsa · 2
- HC/Rd/Npl · 2
- HC/Td/Npl · 2
- HC/Ncfsc/Sp3fs · 1
- HNcfpa · 1
All 61, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Joshua13 of 61 · 21%
- Deuteronomy10 of 61 · 16%
- Numbers9 of 61 · 15%
- Jeremiah9 of 61 · 15%
- Isaiah6 of 61 · 10%
Joshua carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Numbers9 occurrences
- Numbers 22:1בְּעַֽרְב֣וֹתbearvotpreposition + proper noun (a name)Then the Israelites traveled on and camped in the plains of Moab near the Jordan, across from Jericho.here: in [the] plains of
- Numbers 26:3בְּעַֽרְבֹ֣תbearvotpreposition + proper noun (a name)So on the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho, Moses and Eleazar the priest issued the instruction,here: in [the] plains of
- Numbers 26:63בְּעַֽרְבֹ֣תbearvotpreposition + proper noun (a name)These were the ones numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest when they counted the Israelites on the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho.here: in [the] plains of
- Numbers 31:12עַֽרְבֹ֣תʾarvotproper noun (a name)They brought the captives, spoils, and plunder to Moses, to Eleazar the priest, and to the congregation of Israel at the camp on the plains of Moab, by the Jordan across from Jericho.here: [the] plains of
- Numbers 33:48בְּעַֽרְבֹ֣תbearvotpreposition + proper noun (a name)They set out from the mountains of Abarim and camped on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho.here: in [the] plains of
- Numbers 33:49בְּעַֽרְבֹ֖תbearvotpreposition + proper noun (a name)And there on the plains of Moab they camped by the Jordan, from Beth-jeshimoth to Abel-shittim.here: in [the] plains of
- Numbers 33:50בְּעַֽרְבֹ֣תbearvotpreposition + proper noun (a name)On the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho, the LORD said to Moses,here: in [the] plains of
- Numbers 35:1בְּעַֽרְבֹ֣תbearvotpreposition + proper noun (a name)Again the LORD spoke to Moses on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho:here: in [the] plains of
- Numbers 36:13בְּעַֽרְבֹ֣תbearvotpreposition + proper noun (a name)These are the commandments and ordinances that the LORD gave the Israelites through Moses on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho.here: in [the] plains of
Deuteronomy10 occurrences
- Deuteronomy 1:1בָּֽעֲרָבָה֩baaravahpreposition with the article + proper noun (a name)These are the words that Moses spoke to all Israel in the wilderness east of the Jordan—in the Arabah opposite Suph—between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab.here: in the desert plain
- Deuteronomy 1:7בָּעֲרָבָ֥הbaaravahpreposition with the article + proper noun (a name)Resume your journey and go to the hill country of the Amorites; go to all the neighboring peoples in the Arabah, in the hill country, in the foothills, in the Negev, and along the seacoast to the land of the Canaanites and to Lebanon, as far as the great River Euphrates.here: in the desert plain
- Deuteronomy 2:8הָֽעֲרָבָ֔הhaaravahthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)So we passed by our brothers, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. We turned away from the Arabah road, which comes up from Elath and Ezion-geber, and traveled along the road of the Wilderness of Moab.here: the desert plain
- Deuteronomy 3:17וְהָֽעֲרָבָ֖הvehaaravahconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)The Jordan River in the Arabah bordered it from Chinnereth to the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) with the slopes of Pisgah to the east.here: and the Arabah
- Deuteronomy 3:17הָֽעֲרָבָה֙haaravahthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)The Jordan River in the Arabah bordered it from Chinnereth to the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) with the slopes of Pisgah to the east.here: the Arabah
- Deuteronomy 4:49הָ֨עֲרָבָ֜הhaaravahthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)including all the Arabah on the east side of the Jordan and as far as the Sea of the Arabah, below the slopes of Pisgah.here: the Arabah
- Deuteronomy 4:49הָעֲרָבָ֑הhaaravahthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)including all the Arabah on the east side of the Jordan and as far as the Sea of the Arabah, below the slopes of Pisgah.here: the Arabah
- Deuteronomy 11:30בָּעֲרָבָ֑הbaaravahpreposition with the article + proper noun (a name)Are not these mountains across the Jordan, west of the road toward the sunset, in the land of the Canaanites who live in the Arabah opposite Gilgal near the Oak of Moreh?here: in the Arabah
- Deuteronomy 34:1מֵֽעַרְבֹ֤תmearvotpreposition + proper noun (a name)Then Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, which faces Jericho. And the LORD showed him the whole land—from Gilead as far as Dan,here: from [the] desert plains of
- Deuteronomy 34:8בְּעַֽרְבֹ֥תbearvotpreposition + proper noun (a name)The Israelites grieved for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days, until the time of weeping and mourning for Moses came to an end.here: in [the] desert plains of
Joshua13 occurrences
- Joshua 3:16הָעֲרָבָ֛הhaaravahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularthe flowing water stood still. It backed up as far upstream as Adam, a city in the area of Zarethan, while the water flowing toward the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) was completely cut off. So the people crossed over opposite Jericho.here: the Arabah
- Joshua 4:13עַֽרְב֥וֹתarvotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)About 40,000 troops armed for battle crossed over before the LORD into the plains of Jericho.here: [the] plains of
- Joshua 5:10בְּעַֽרְב֥וֹתbearvotpreposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)On the evening of the fourteenth day of the month, while the Israelites were camped at Gilgal on the plains of Jericho, they kept the Passover.here: on [the] plains of
- Joshua 8:14הָֽעֲרָבָ֑הhaaravahthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)When the king of Ai saw the Israelites, he hurried out early in the morning with the men of the city to engage them in battle at an appointed place overlooking the Arabah. But he did not know that an ambush had been set up against him behind the city.here: the Arabah
- Joshua 11:2וּבָעֲרָבָ֛הuvaaravahconjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + proper noun (a name)to the kings of the north in the mountains, in the Arabah south of Chinnereth, in the foothills, and in Naphoth-dor to the west;here: and in the Arabah
- Joshua 11:16הָעֲרָבָ֑הhaaravahthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)So Joshua took this entire region: the hill country, all the Negev, all the land of Goshen, the western foothills, the Arabah, and the mountains of Israel and their foothills,here: the Arabah
- Joshua 12:1הָעֲרָבָ֖הhaaravahthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)Now these are the kings of the land whom the Israelites struck down and whose lands they took beyond the Jordan to the east, from the Arnon Valley to Mount Hermon, including all the Arabah eastward:here: the Arabah
- Joshua 12:3וְהָעֲרָבָה֩vehaaravahconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)as well as the Arabah east of the Sea of Chinnereth to the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea), eastward through Beth-jeshimoth, and southward below the slopes of Pisgah.here: and the Arabah
- Joshua 12:3הָעֲרָבָ֤הhaaravahthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)as well as the Arabah east of the Sea of Chinnereth to the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea), eastward through Beth-jeshimoth, and southward below the slopes of Pisgah.here: the Arabah
- Joshua 12:8וּבָֽעֲרָבָה֙uvaaravahconjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + proper noun (a name)the hill country, the foothills, the Arabah, the slopes, the wilderness, and the Negev—the lands of the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites):here: and in the Arabah
- Joshua 13:32בְּעַֽרְב֣וֹתbearvotpreposition + proper noun (a name)These were the portions Moses had given them on the plains of Moab beyond the Jordan, east of Jericho.here: in [the] plains of
- Joshua 18:18הָֽעֲרָבָ֖הhaaravahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularThen it went on to the northern slope of Beth-arabah and went down into the valley.here: the Arabah
- Joshua 18:18הָעֲרָבָֽתָה׃haaravatahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular + directional ending (“toward”)Then it went on to the northern slope of Beth-arabah and went down into the valley.here: the Arabah towards
2 Samuel4 occurrences
- 2 Samuel 2:29בָּֽעֲרָבָ֔הbaaravahpreposition with the article + proper noun (a name)And all that night Abner and his men marched through the Arabah. They crossed the Jordan, marched all morning, and arrived at Mahanaim.here: in the Arabah
- 2 Samuel 4:7הָעֲרָבָ֖הhaaravahthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)They had entered the house while Ish-bosheth was lying on his bed, and having stabbed and killed him, they beheaded him, took his head, and traveled all night by way of the Arabah.here: the Arabah
- 2 Samuel 15:28בְּעַֽרְב֖וֹתbeavrotpreposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)See, I will wait at the fords of the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me.”here: in [the] desert plains of
- 2 Samuel 17:16בְּעַֽרְב֣וֹתbearvotpreposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)Now send quickly and tell David, ‘Do not spend the night at the fords of the wilderness, but be sure to cross over. Otherwise the king and all the people with him will be swallowed up.’”here: at [the] desert plains of
2 Kings3 occurrences
- 2 Kings 14:25הָעֲרָבָ֑הhaaravahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularThis Jeroboam restored the boundary of Israel from Lebo-hamath to the Sea of the Arabah, according to the word that the LORD, the God of Israel, had spoken through His servant Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet from Gath-hepher.here: the Arabah
- 2 Kings 25:4הָעֲרָבָֽה׃haaravahthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)Then the city was breached; and though the Chaldeans had surrounded the city, all the men of war fled by night by way of the gate between the two walls near the king’s garden. They headed toward the Arabah,here: the Arabah
- 2 Kings 25:5בְּעַרְב֣וֹתbearvotpreposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)but the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook him in the plains of Jericho, and all his army was separated from him.here: in [the] plains of
Job2 occurrences
- Job 24:5עֲרָבָ֥הʾaravahnoun · feminine singularIndeed, like wild donkeys in the desert, the poor go to work foraging for food; the wasteland is food for their children.here: a desert plain
- Job 39:6עֲרָבָ֣הʾaravahnoun · feminine singularI made the wilderness his home and the salt flats his dwelling.here: [the] desert plain
Isaiah6 occurrences
- Isaiah 33:9כָּֽעֲרָבָ֔הkaaravahpreposition with the article + proper noun (a name)The land mourns and languishes; Lebanon is ashamed and decayed. Sharon is like a desert; Bashan and Carmel shake off their leaves.here: like the desert plain
- Isaiah 35:1עֲרָבָ֛הʾaravahnoun · feminine singularThe wilderness and the land will be glad; the desert will rejoice and blossom like a rose.here: [the] desert plain
- Isaiah 35:6בָּעֲרָבָֽה׃baaravahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singularThen the lame will leap like a deer and the mute tongue will shout for joy. For waters will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert.here: in the desert plain
- Isaiah 40:3בָּעֲרָבָ֔הbaaravahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singularA voice of one calling: “Prepare the way for the LORD in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God in the desert.here: in the desert plain
- Isaiah 41:19בָּעֲרָבָ֗הbaaravahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singularI will plant cedars in the wilderness, acacias, myrtles, and olive trees. I will set cypresses in the desert, elms and boxwood together,here: in the desert plain
- Isaiah 51:3וְעַרְבָתָ֖הּvearvatahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singularFor the LORD will comfort Zion and will look with compassion on all her ruins; He will make her wilderness like Eden and her desert like the garden of the LORD. Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and melodious song.here: and desert plain its
Jeremiah9 occurrences
- Jeremiah 2:6עֲרָבָ֤הʾaravahnoun · feminine singularThey did not ask, ‘Where is the LORD who brought us up from the land of Egypt, who led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and pits, a land of drought and darkness, a land where no one travels and no one lives?’here: desert plain
- Jeremiah 5:6עֲרָבוֹת֙aravotnoun · feminine pluralTherefore a lion from the forest will strike them down, a wolf from the desert will ravage them. A leopard will lie in wait near their cities, and everyone who ventures out will be torn to pieces. For their rebellious acts are many, and their unfaithful deeds are numerous.here: desert plains
- Jeremiah 17:6בָּֽעֲרָבָ֔הbaaravahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singularHe will be like a shrub in the desert; he will not see when prosperity comes. He will dwell in the parched places of the desert, in a salt land where no one lives.here: in the desert plain
- Jeremiah 39:4הָעֲרָבָֽה׃haaravahthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)When Zedekiah king of Judah and all the soldiers saw them, they fled. They left the city at night by way of the king’s garden, through the gate between the two walls, and they went out along the route to the Arabah.here: the Arabah
- Jeremiah 39:5בְּעַֽרְב֣וֹתbearvotpreposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)But the army of the Chaldeans pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho. They seized him and brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced judgment on him.here: in [the] plains of
- Jeremiah 50:12וַעֲרָבָֽה׃vaaravahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singularyour mother will be greatly ashamed; she who bore you will be disgraced. Behold, she will be the least of the nations, a wilderness, a dry land, and a desert.here: and a desert plain
- Jeremiah 51:43וַעֲרָבָ֑הvaaravahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singularHer cities have become a desolation, a dry and arid land, a land where no one lives, where no son of man passes through.here: and a desert plain
- Jeremiah 52:7הָעֲרָבָֽה׃haaravahthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)Then the city was breached; and though the Chaldeans had surrounded the city, all the men of war fled the city by night by way of the gate between the two walls near the king’s garden. They headed toward the Arabah,here: the Arabah
- Jeremiah 52:8בְּעַֽרְבֹ֣תbearvotpreposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)but the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho, and all his army was separated from him.here: in [the] plains of