Word Study · Strong's H6163 · Hebrew
עֲרָבִי
Arabi
ar-aw-bee'
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʻĂrâbîy
“an Arabian or inhabitant of Arab (i.e. Arabia)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
an Arabian or inhabitant of Arab (i.e. Arabia)
Rendered in the KJV as
Arabian.
- 9occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 4 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 9inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 9 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 9
- בָֽעַרְבִ֖ים1
- הָֽעַרְבִ֔י1
- הָֽעַרְבִ֜י1
- הָֽעַרְבִיאִ֗ים1
- הָֽעַרְבִ֛ים1
- וְהָ֣עַרְבִ֔ים1
- וְהָעַרְבִ֨ים1
- כַּעֲרָבִ֖י1
- עֲרָבִ֔י1
How it is rendered · 6
- and the Arabs2
- the Arab2
- the Arabs2
- an Arab1
- like an Arab1
- with the Arabs1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 6
- conjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)2
- the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)2
- the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)2
- gentilic noun (a people)1
- preposition + gentilic noun (a people)1
- preposition with the article + gentilic noun (a people)1
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- HC/Td/Ngmpa · 2
- HTd/Ngmpa · 2
- HTd/Ngmsa · 2
- HNgmsa · 1
- HR/Ngmsa · 1
- HRd/Ngmpa · 1
All 9, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
2 Chronicles carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
2 Chronicles4 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 17:11הָֽעַרְבִיאִ֗יםhaarviimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Some Philistines also brought gifts and silver as tribute to Jehoshaphat, and the Arabs brought him 7,700 rams and 7,700 goats from their flocks.here: the Arabs
- 2 Chronicles 21:16וְהָ֣עַרְבִ֔יםvehaarvimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Then the LORD stirred against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines and Arabs who lived near the Cushites.here: and the Arabs
- 2 Chronicles 22:1בָֽעַרְבִ֖יםvaarvimpreposition with the article + gentilic noun (a people)Then the people of Jerusalem made Ahaziah, the youngest son of Jehoram, king in his place, since the raiders who had come into the camp with the Arabs had killed all the older sons. So Ahaziah son of Jehoram became king of Judah.here: with the Arabs
- 2 Chronicles 26:7הָֽעַרְבִ֛יםhaarviyimthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)God helped him against the Philistines, against the Arabs living in Gur-baal, and against the Meunites.here: the Arabs
Nehemiah3 occurrences
- Nehemiah 2:19הָֽעַרְבִ֔יhaarvithe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard about this, they mocked us and ridiculed us, saying, “What is this you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?”here: the Arab
- Nehemiah 4:7וְהָעַרְבִ֨יםvehaarvimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)When Sanballat and Tobiah, together with the Arabs, Ammonites, and Ashdodites, heard that the repair to the walls of Jerusalem was progressing and that the gaps were being closed, they were furious,here: and the Arabs
- Nehemiah 6:1הָֽעַרְבִ֜יhaarvithe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)When Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall and not a gap was left—though to that time I had not yet installed the doors in the gates—here: the Arab