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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 BoxGen 43:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:9 - “I myself H595 will be surety H6148 for him; [fn]you may hold H1245 H3027 me responsible H4480 H3027 for him. If H518 I do not bring H935 him back to you and set H3322 him before H6440 you, then [fn]let me bear H2398 the blame H2398 before you forever. H3605 H3117

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:32

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:32 - “For your servant H5650 became H6148 surety H6148 for the lad H5288 to my father, H1 saying, H559 ‘If H518 I do not bring H935 him back to you, then [fn]let me bear H2398 the blame H2398 before my father H1 forever.’ H3605 H3117

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:23 - “Now H6258 therefore, [fn]come, H4994 make H6148 a bargain H6148 with my master H113 the king H4428 of Assyria, H804 and I will give H5414 you two thousand H505 horses, H5483 if H518 you are able H3201 on your part to set H5414 riders H7392 on them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 9:2 - “For they have taken H5375 some H4480 of their daughters H1323 as wives for themselves and for their sons, H1121 so that the holy H6944 [fn]race H2233 has intermingled H6148 with the peoples H5971 of the lands; H776 indeed, the hands H3027 of the princes H8269 and the rulers H5461 have been H1961 foremost H7223 in this H2088 unfaithfulness.” H4604

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 5:3 - There H3426 were others who H834 said, H559 “We are mortgaging H6148 our fields, H7704 our vineyards H3754 and our houses H1004 that we might get H3947 grain H1715 because of the famine.” H7458

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 17:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 17:3 - “Lay H7760 down, H7760 now, H4994 a pledge H6162 for me with Yourself;
Who H4310 is there that will [fn]be my guarantor? H8628 H3027

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:35

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:35 - But they mingled H6148 with the nations H1471
And learned H3925 their [fn]practices, H4639

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:122

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:122 - Be surety H6148 for Your servant H5650 for good; H2896
Do not let the arrogant H2086 oppress H6231 me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:1 - My son, H1121 if H518 you have become H6148 surety H6148 for your neighbor, H7453
Have [fn]given H8628 a pledge H3709 for a stranger, H2114

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:15 - He who is guarantor H6148 for a stranger H2114 will surely H7451 suffer H7489 for it,
But he who hates H8130 [fn]being a guarantor H8628 is secure. H982

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:10 - The heart H3820 knows H3045 its own H5315 bitterness, H4787
And a stranger H2114 does not share H6148 its joy. H8057

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:18 - A man H120 lacking H2638 in [fn]sense H3820 [fn]pledges H8628 H3709
And becomes H6148 guarantor H6161 in the presence H6440 of his neighbor. H7453

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:16 - Take H3947 his garment H899 when H3588 he becomes H6148 surety H6148 for a stranger; H2114
And for foreigners, H5237 hold H2254 him in pledge. H2254

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:19 - He who goes H1980 about as a slanderer H7400 reveals H1540 secrets, H5475
Therefore do not associate H6148 with [fn]a gossip. H6601 H8193

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:26 - Do not be among those who give H8628 H3709 [fn]pledges, H8628 H3709
Among those who become H6148 guarantors H6148 for debts. H4859

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:21 - My son, H1121 [fn]fear H3372 the LORD H3068 and the king; H4428
Do not associate H6148 with those who are given H8132 to change, H8132

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:13 - Take H3947 his garment H899 when H3588 he becomes H6148 surety H6148 for a stranger; H2114
And for an [fn]adulterous H5237 woman H5237 hold H2254 him in pledge. H2254

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 36:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 36:8 - “Now H6258 therefore, [fn]come H4994 make H6148 a bargain H6148 with my master H113 the king H4428 of Assyria, H804 and I will give H5414 you two thousand H505 horses, H5483 if H518 you are able H3201 on your part to set H5414 riders H7392 on them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 38:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 38:14 - “Like a swallow, H5483 like a crane, H5693 so H3651 I twitter; H6850
I moan H1897 like a dove; H3123
My eyes H5869 look H1809 wistfully H1809 to the heights; H4791
O Lord, H136 I am oppressed, H6234 be my security. H6148

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:21 - ‘[fn]Their leader H117 shall be one of them,
And [fn]their ruler H4910 shall come H3318 forth H3318 from [fn]their midst; H7130
And I will bring H7126 him near H7126 and he shall approach H5066 Me;
For [fn]who H4310 would dare H6148 to risk H6148 his life H3820 to approach H5066 Me?’ declares H5002 the LORD. H3068

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:9 - “The elders H2205 of Gebal H1380 and her wise H2450 men H2450 were with you repairing H2388 your seams; H919
All H3605 the ships H591 of the sea H3220 and their sailors H4419 were with you in order to deal H6148 in your merchandise. H4627

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:27

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:27 - “Your wealth, H1952 your wares, H5801 your merchandise, H4627
Your sailors H4419 and your pilots, H2259
Your repairers H2388 of seams, H919 your dealers H6148 in merchandise H4627
And all H3605 your men H376 of war H4421 who H834 are in you,
With all H3605 your company H6951 that is in your midst, H8432
Will fall H5307 into the heart H3820 of the seas H3220
On the day H3117 of your overthrow. H4658

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:4

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:4 - They will not pour H5258 out drink H5258 offerings H5258 of wine H3196 to the LORD, H3068
Their sacrifices H2077 will not please H6149 Him.
Their bread will [fn]be like [fn]mourners’ H205 bread; H3899
All H3605 who eat H398 of it will be defiled, H2930
For their bread H3899 will be for [fn]themselves H5315 alone;
It will not enter H935 the house H1004 of the LORD. H3068
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