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Lexicon :: Strong's H6148 - ʿāraḇ

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עָרַב
Transliteration
ʿāraḇ
Pronunciation
aw-rab'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1686

Strong’s Definitions

עָרַב ʻârab, aw-rab'; a primitive root; to braid, i.e. intermix; technically, to traffic (as if by barter); also or give to be security (as a kind of exchange):—engage, (inter-) meddle (with), mingle (self), mortgage, occupy, give pledges, be(-come, put in) surety, undertake.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x

The KJV translates Strong's H6148 in the following manner: surety (9x), meddle (2x), mingled (2x), pledges (2x), becometh (1x), engaged (1x), intermeddle (1x), mortgaged (1x), occupiers (1x), occupy (1x), undertake (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x
The KJV translates Strong's H6148 in the following manner: surety (9x), meddle (2x), mingled (2x), pledges (2x), becometh (1x), engaged (1x), intermeddle (1x), mortgaged (1x), occupiers (1x), occupy (1x), undertake (1x).

  1. to pledge, exchange, mortgage, engage, occupy, undertake for, give pledges, be or become surety, take on pledge, give in pledge

    1. (Qal)

      1. to take on pledge, go surety for

      2. to give in pledge

      3. to exchange

      4. to pledge

    2. (Hithpael)

      1. to exchange pledges

      2. to have fellowship with, share

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עָרַב ʻârab, aw-rab'; a primitive root; to braid, i.e. intermix; technically, to traffic (as if by barter); also or give to be security (as a kind of exchange):—engage, (inter-) meddle (with), mingle (self), mortgage, occupy, give pledges, be(-come, put in) surety, undertake.
STRONGS H6148: Abbreviations
† II. עָרַב verb take on pledge, give in pledge, exchange (Late Hebrew go surety for (rare); Phoenician ערב surety; Old Aramaic ערבא pledge; Targum עֲרַב, Syriac bdb078604, go surety for; usually identified with I. ערב — mix, exchange, pledge — but quite uncertain; compare BuhlLex LagBN 203); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular ע׳ Genesis 44:32 + 4 times; 2nd person masculine singular עָרַבְתָּ Proverbs 6:1; Imperfect 1st person singular suffix אֶעֶרְבֶנּוּ Genesis 43:9; Imperative עֲרֹב Psalm 119:122, suffix עָרְבֵנִי Isaiah 38:14, so Job 17:3 (but see below); Infinitive construct לַעֲרֹב Ezekiel 27:9; Participle עֹרֵב Proverbs 17:18, etc.; —
1. with accusative of person taken on pledge, i.e. go surety for the safety of, Genesis 43:9 (J), Genesis 44:32 (J; + מֵעִם person); for the debts of Proverbs 11:15; Proverbs 20:16; Proverbs 27:13; of God Isaiah 38:14 go surety for me, Psalm 119:122, so Job 17:3 (si vera lectio, see עֵרָבוֺן); accusative of person omitted, לְ ע׳ Proverbs 6:1 go surety to one (in behalf of another, || כַּפֶּ֑יךָ לַזָּר תָּקַע); with accusative of thing Proverbs 22:26 (|| תֹּקְעֵיכָֿ֑ף).
2. give in pledge, with accusative of thing Nehemiah 5:3 (i.e. mortgage), figurative אֶתלִֿבּוֺ ע׳ Jeremiah 30:21 so עֲרֻבָּה לִפְנֵי רֵעֵהוּ ע׳ Proverbs 17:18 (|| תֹּקֵעַ כָּ֑ף).
3. exchange (in trade), with accusative of congnate meaning with verb מָעֲרָבֵךְ Ezekiel 27:9, 27.
Hithp.
1. reciprocal: Imperative הִתְעָ֫רֶב נָא אֶתאֲֿדֹנִי 2 Kings 18:23 exchange pledges (make a bargain) with my lord = Isaiah 36:8.
2.
a. have fellowship with, בְּ person, Perfect 3rd person plural הִתְעָֽרְבוּ Ezra 9:2; Imperfect 3rd person masculine plural וַיִּתְעָֽרְבוּ Psalm 106:35; 2nd person masculine singular תִּתְעָרָ֑ב with לְ person Proverbs 20:19, with עִם person Proverbs 24:21.
b. share in, בְּ of thing, 3rd person masculine singular יִתְעָרַב Proverbs 14:10 in his joy no other shares..
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

43:9; 43:9; 44:32; 44:32

2 Kings

18:23

Ezra

9:2

Nehemiah

5:3

Job

17:3; 17:3

Psalms

106:35; 119:122; 119:122

Proverbs

6:1; 6:1; 11:15; 14:10; 17:18; 17:18; 20:16; 20:19; 22:26; 24:21; 27:13

Isaiah

36:8; 38:14; 38:14

Jeremiah

30:21

Ezekiel

27:9; 27:9; 27:27

H6148

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6148 matches the Hebrew עָרַב (ʿāraḇ),
which occurs 23 times in 23 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 43:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:9 - I will be a pledge of his safety. From my hand you shall require him. If I do not bring him back to you and set him before you, then let me bear the blame forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 44:32

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:32 - For your servant became a pledge of safety for the boy to my father, saying, ‘If I do not bring him back to you, then I shall bear the blame before my father all my life.’

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 18:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:23 - Come now, make a wager with my master the king of Assyria: I will give you two thousand horses, if you are able on your part to set riders on them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 9:2 - For they have taken some of their daughters to be wives for themselves and for their sons, so that the holy race[fn] has mixed itself with the peoples of the lands. And in this faithlessness the hand of the officials and chief men has been foremost.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 5:3 - There were also those who said, “We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards, and our houses to get grain because of the famine.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 17:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 17:3 - “Lay down a pledge for me with you;
who is there who will put up security for me?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:35

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:35 - but they mixed with the nations
and learned to do as they did.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:122

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:122 - Give your servant a pledge of good;
let not the insolent oppress me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:1 - My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor,
have given your pledge for a stranger,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:15 - Whoever puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer harm,
but he who hates striking hands in pledge is secure.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:10 - The heart knows its own bitterness,
and no stranger shares its joy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:18 - One who lacks sense gives a pledge
and puts up security in the presence of his neighbor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 20:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:16 - Take a man’s garment when he has put up security for a stranger,
and hold it in pledge when he puts up security for foreigners.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 20:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:19 - Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets;
therefore do not associate with a simple babbler.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 22:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:26 - Be not one of those who give pledges,
who put up security for debts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:21 - My son, fear the LORD and the king,
and do not join with those who do otherwise,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:13 - Take a man’s garment when he has put up security for a stranger,
and hold it in pledge when he puts up security for an adulteress.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 36:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 36:8 - Come now, make a wager with my master the king of Assyria: I will give you two thousand horses, if you are able on your part to set riders on them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 38:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 38:14 - Like a swallow or a crane I chirp;
I moan like a dove.
My eyes are weary with looking upward.
O Lord, I am oppressed; be my pledge of safety!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 30:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:21 - Their prince shall be one of themselves;
their ruler shall come out from their midst;
I will make him draw near, and he shall approach me,
for who would dare of himself to approach me?
declares the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:9 - The elders of Gebal and her skilled men were in you,
caulking your seams;
all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in you
to barter for your wares.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:27

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:27 - Your riches, your wares, your merchandise,
your mariners and your pilots,
your caulkers, your dealers in merchandise,
and all your men of war who are in you,
with all your crew
that is in your midst,
sink into the heart of the seas
on the day of your fall.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 9:4

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:4 - They shall not pour drink offerings of wine to the LORD,
and their sacrifices shall not please him.
It shall be like mourners’ bread to them;
all who eat of it shall be defiled;
for their bread shall be for their hunger only;
it shall not come to the house of the LORD.
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