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Lexicon :: Strong's H693 - 'āraḇ

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אָרַב
Transliteration
'āraḇ
Pronunciation
aw-rab'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 156

Strong’s Definitions

אָרַב ʼârab, aw-rab'; a primitive root; to lurk:—(lie in) ambush(-ment), lay (lie in) wait.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 42x

The KJV translates Strong's H693 in the following manner: lay in wait (26x), liers in wait (8x), ambush (8x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 42x
The KJV translates Strong's H693 in the following manner: lay in wait (26x), liers in wait (8x), ambush (8x).

  1. to lie in wait, ambush, lurk

    1. (Qal)

      1. to lie in wait

      2. ambush (participle as subst)

    2. (Piel) ambushers, liers-in-wait (pl. participle)

    3. (Hiphil) to lay an ambush

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אָרַב ʼârab, aw-rab'; a primitive root; to lurk:—(lie in) ambush(-ment), lay (lie in) wait.
STRONGS H693: Abbreviations
† אָרַב verb lie in wait (Arabic أَرُبَ be crafty) —
Qal Perfect וְאָרַב consecutive Deuteronomy 19:11; Judges 21:20; אָרָֽבְתִּי׃ Job 31:9; אָֽרְבוּ Psalm 59:4; Lamentations 4:19; Imperfect יֶאֱרֹב Psalm 10:9 (twice in verse); יֶאֱרֹ֑בוּ Proverbs 1:18; Micah 7:2; וָיֶּֽֽֽ אֶרְבוּ Judges 9:34; Judges 16:2; נֶָֽאֶרְבָה Proverbs 1:11; Imperative אֱרֹב Judges 9:32; Infinitive אֱרָב־ Proverbs 12:6; Participle אֹרֵב Joshua 8:2 + 11 times; אוֺרֵב Joshua 8:12 + 4 times; אֹרְבִים Joshua 8:4 + 2 times; — lie in wait (with hostile purpose), absolute Judges 9:32, 43 + Judges 21:20; Job 31:9; Psalm 10:9; Proverbs 7:12; Proverbs 23:28; 1 Samuel 22:8, 13; Lamentations 3:10 (of bear, compare Psalm 10:9); with infinitive of purpose Psalm 10:9; with accusative דָּם א׳ Proverbs 12:6; with עַל, and person against whom Deuteronomy 19:11; Judges 9:34; usually with ל Micah 7:2; Judges 16:2; Psalm 59:4; Proverbs 1:11, 18; Proverbs 24:15; Lamentations 4:19 compare Joshua 8:2, 4, 14; Participle as substantive = liers-in-wait (plural) Judges 20:29; usually singular collective ambush Joshua 8:2, 12, 14, 19, 21; Judges 16:9, 12; Judges 20:33, 36, 37 (twice in verse); Judges 20:38; Ezra 8:31; plural of this singular = ambuscades Jeremiah 51:12; singular = place of lying-in-wait, ambush (local sense) Joshua 8:7.
Pi. Participle plural liers-in-wait id quod
Qal Participle מְאָֽרְבִים Judges 9:25 (with ל), 2 Chronicles 20:22 (with עַל).
?Hiph. Imperfect זַיָּרֶב בנחל (for וַיַּאֲרֶב) 1 Samuel 15:5 (compare Dr Köi. 390; Ges-Kau§ 68. 2 queries) but text dubious; compare Ol§ 237 b, & Klo, who proposes ויעבר בנחל.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Deuteronomy

19:11; 19:11

Joshua

8:2; 8:2; 8:2; 8:4; 8:4; 8:7; 8:12; 8:12; 8:14; 8:14; 8:19; 8:21

Judges

9:25; 9:32; 9:32; 9:34; 9:34; 9:43; 16:2; 16:2; 16:9; 16:12; 20:29; 20:33; 20:36; 20:37; 20:38; 21:20; 21:20

1 Samuel

15:5; 22:8; 22:13

2 Chronicles

20:22

Ezra

8:31

Job

31:9; 31:9

Psalms

10:9; 10:9; 10:9; 10:9; 59:4; 59:4

Proverbs

1:11; 1:11; 1:18; 1:18; 7:12; 12:6; 12:6; 23:28; 24:15

Jeremiah

51:12

Lamentations

3:10; 4:19; 4:19

Micah

7:2; 7:2

H693

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Strong's Number H693 matches the Hebrew אָרַב ('āraḇ),
which occurs 41 times in 39 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 19:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 19:11 - But if there should be in thee a man hating his neighbour, and he should lay wait for him, and rise up against him, and smite him, that he die, and he should flee to one of these cities,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:2 - And thou shalt do to Gai, as thou didst to Jericho and its king; and thou shalt take to thyself the spoil of its cattle; set now for thyself an ambush for the city behind.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:4 - And he charged them, saying, Do ye lie in ambush behind the city: do not go far from the city, and ye shall all be ready.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:7 - And ye shall rise up out of the ambuscade, and go into the city.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:12 - And the ambuscade was on the west side of the city.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:14 - And it came to pass when the king of Gai saw it, he hasted and went out to meet them direct to the battle, he and all the people that were with him: and he knew not that there was an ambuscade formed against him behind the city.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:19 - And Joshua stretched out his hand and his spear toward the city, and the ambuscade rose up quickly out of their place; and they came forth when he stretched out his hand; and they entered into the city, and took it; and they hasted and [fn]burnt the city with fire.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:21 - And Joshua and all Israel saw that the ambuscade [fn]had taken the city, and that the smoke of the city went up to heaven; and they turned and smote the men of Gai.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:25 - And the men of Sicima set liers in wait against him on the top of the mountains, and robbed every one who passed by them on the way; and it was reported to the king Abimelech.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:32 - And now rise up by night, thou and the people with thee, and lay wait in the field.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:34 - And Abimelech and all the people with him rose up by night, and formed an ambuscade against Sychem in four companies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:43

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:43 - And he took the people, and divided them into three companies, and formed an ambush in the field; and he looked, and, behold, the people went forth out of the city, and he rose up against them, and smote them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:2 - And it was reported to the Gazites, saying, Sampson is come hither: and they compassed him and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and they were quiet all the night, saying, Let us wait till the dawn appear, and we will slay him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:9 - And the [fn]liers in wait remained with her in the chamber; and she said to him, The Philistines are upon thee, Sampson: and he broke the cords as if any one should break a thread of tow when it has [fn]touched the fire, and his strength was not known.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:12 - And Dalida took new ropes, and bound him with them, and the liers in wait came out of the chamber, and she said, The Philistines are upon thee, Sampson: and he broke them off his arms like a thread.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:29 - And the children of Israel set an ambush against Gabaa round about it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:33 - And all the men rose up out of their places, and engaged in Baal Thamar; and the liers in wait of Israel advanced from their place from [fn]Maraagabe.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:36 - And the children of Benjamin saw that they were smitten; and the men of Israel gave place to Benjamin, because they trusted in the ambuscade which they had prepared against Gabaa.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:37

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:37 - And when they retreated, then the liers in wait rose up, and they [fn]moved on toward Gabaa, and the whole ambush came forth, and they smote the city with the edge of the sword.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:38

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:38 - And the children of Israel had a signal of battle with the liers in wait, that they should send up a [fn]signal of smoke from the city.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:20 - And they charged the children of Benjamin, saying, Go and lie in wait in the vineyards;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:8 - that ye are all conspiring against me, and there is no one that informs me, whereas my son has made a covenant with the son of Jessæ, and there is no one of you that [fn]is sorry for me, or informs me that my son has stirred up my servant against me for an enemy, as it is this day?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:13 - And Saul said to him, Why have thou and the son of Jessæ conspired against me, that thou shouldest give him bread and a sword, and shouldest enquire of God for him, to raise him up against me as an enemy, as he is this day?

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:22 - And when they began the praise and thanksgiving, the Lord caused the children of Ammon to fight against Moab, and the inhabitants of mount Seir that came out against Juda; and they were routed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:31

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:31 - And we departed from the river of Aüe on the twelfth day of the first month, to come to Jerusalem: and the hand of our God was upon us, and delivered us from the hand of the enemy and adversary in the way.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:9 - If my heart has gone forth after another man's wife, and if I laid wait at her doors;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:9 - (LXX 9:30) He lies in wait in secret as a lion in his den: he lies in wait to ravish the poor, to ravish the poor when he draws him after him: he will bring him down in his snare.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:3 - (LXX 58:4) For, behold, they have hunted after my soul; violent men have set upon me: neither is it my iniquity, nor my sin, O Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:11 - If they should exhort thee, saying, Come with us, partake in blood, and let us unjustly hide the just man in the earth:

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:18 - For they that are concerned in murder store up evils for themselves; and the overthrow of transgressors is evil.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:12 - For at one time she wanders without, and at another time she lies in wait in the streets, at every corner.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:6 - The words of ungodly men are crafty; but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:28 - For such a one shall perish suddenly; and every transgressor shall be cut off.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:15 - Bring not an ungodly man into the dwelling of the righteous: neither be deceived by the feeding of the belly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:12 - (LXX 28:12) Lift up a standard on the walls of Babylon, prepare the quivers, rouse the guards, prepare the weapons: for the Lord has taken the work in hand, and will execute what he has spoken against the inhabitants of Babylon,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:10 - he has troubled me, as a she-bear lying in wait: he is to me as a lion in secret places.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:19 - Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles of the sky, they flew on the mountains, in the wilderness they laid wait for us.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 7:6

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 7:6 - Wherefore their hearts are inflamed as an oven, while they rage all the night: Ephraim is satisfied with sleep; the morning is come; he is burnt up as a flame of fire.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMic 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 7:2 - For the godly is perished from the earth; and there is none among men that orders his way aright: they all quarrel even to blood: they grievously afflict every one his neighbour:
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