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Lexicon :: Strong's H781 - 'āraś

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אָרַשׂ
Transliteration
'āraś
Pronunciation
aw-ras'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 170

Strong’s Definitions

אָרַשׂ ʼâras, aw-ras'; a primitive root; to engage for matrimony:—betroth, espouse.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x

The KJV translates Strong's H781 in the following manner: betroth (10x), espouse (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x
The KJV translates Strong's H781 in the following manner: betroth (10x), espouse (1x).

  1. to betroth, engage

    1. (Piel) to betroth (man or woman)

    2. (Pual) to be betrothed

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אָרַשׂ ʼâras, aw-ras'; a primitive root; to engage for matrimony:—betroth, espouse.
STRONGS H781: Abbreviations
† [אָרַשׂ] verb betroth (Mishna ארס, Phoenician ארש in proper name, LagSem i. 50 connects with Arabic أَرْشً a fine, literally pay the price, & so gain the right of possession; compare Aramaic אָרִיס one who farms land; Assyrian mirsu, tribute, ZehnpfBAS i. 518) — only Pi. Pu.;
Pi. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular אֵרֵשׂ Deuteronomy 20:7; אֵרַשְׂתִּי 2 Samuel 3:14; suffix אֵרַשְׂתִּיךְ Hosea 2:21 (twice in verse); Hosea 2:22; Imperfect 2nd person masculine singular תְּאָרֵשׂ Deuteronomy 28:30; — betroth (subject man) object woman, אִשָּׁה Deuteronomy 20:7; Deuteronomy 28:30; followed by ב of price paid to father & ל of husband 2 Samuel 3:14; ב of gift to bride & ל of husband Hosea 2:21; Hosea 2:22, where figurative of Yahweh's covenant mercy to Israel.
Pu. Perfect 3rd person feminine singular אֹרָ֑שָׂה be betrothed, with לֹא, subject בְּתוּלָה Exodus 22:15; Deuteronomy 22:28 (נער בתולה); Participle feminine מְאֹרָשָׂה Deuteronomy 22:23, where affirmed of נער בתולה (followed by ל of husband) Deuteronomy 22:25; Deuteronomy 22:27 (in both subject הַנַּעֲרָ֯).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

22:15

Deuteronomy

20:7; 20:7; 22:23; 22:25; 22:27; 22:28; 28:30; 28:30

2 Samuel

3:14; 3:14

Hosea

2:21; 2:21; 2:22; 2:22

H781

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H781 matches the Hebrew אָרַשׂ ('āraś),
which occurs 11 times in 10 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 22:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:16 -

“If a man seduces a virgin who is not betrothed, and lies with her, he must pay a dowry (marriage price) for her to be his wife.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 20:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:7 - ‘And who is the man who is engaged (legally promised) to a woman and has not married her? Let him go and return to his house, otherwise he might die in the battle and another man would marry her.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 22:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 22:23 -

“If a young woman who is a virgin is engaged (legally betrothed) to a man, and another man finds her in the city and is intimate with her,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 22:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 22:25 -

“However, if the man finds the girl who is engaged (legally betrothed) in the [open] field, and seizes her and is intimate with her [by force], then only the man who lies with her shall be put to death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 22:27

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 22:27 - When he found her in the [open] field, the engaged girl [may have] cried out for help, but there was no one to [hear and] save her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 22:28

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 22:28 -

“If a man finds a girl who is a virgin, who is not engaged, and seizes her and is intimate with her and they are discovered,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:30

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:30 - “You will be pledged to marry a wife, but another man will be intimate with her [before you]; you will build a house, but you will not live in it; you will plant a vineyard, but you will not use its fruit.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 3:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:14 - So David sent messengers to Ish-bosheth, Saul’s son, saying, “[fn]Give me my wife Michal, to whom I was [fn]betrothed for [the price of] a hundred foreskins of the Philistines.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:19 -

“And I will betroth you (Israel) to Me forever;

Yes, I will betroth you to Me in righteousness and in justice,

In lovingkindness and loyalty, and in compassion.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:20 -

“I will betroth you to Me in stability and in faithfulness.

Then you will know (recognize, appreciate) the LORD [and respond with loving faithfulness].

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