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עָרַב

ʻârab · H6150 · Hebrew · 3 occurrences

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Meanings

  1. to become evening

    Process by which day comes to end, becoming late afternoon and evening; associated especially with the fading of daylight towards night

    Examples

    Judges 19:9 When the man got up to go, along with his concubine and servant, his father-in-law, the girl’s father, said to him, “Behold now, the day has drawn to a close; please spend the night. Behold, the day is coming to an end; spend the night here so that your heart may be cheerful. Then tomorrow you may arise early for your journey and go home.”

  2. to grow dark, to fade > to end

    Literally: to grow dark, become evening; hence process by which an event comes to an end as the day comes to an end when daylight fades

    Examples

    Isaiah 24:11 There is an outcry in the streets concerning the wine; All joy turns to gloom. The joy of the earth is banished.

  3. to do at evening

    Action which is performed late in the day or in the evening

    Examples

    1 Samuel 17:16 And the Philistine came forward morning and evening, and took his stand for forty days.

How it’s used In 2 roles

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the word studied the word it goes with

Who or what does itSubject

2 occurrences in 2 groups

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1 occurrences in 1 groups

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

Semantic domains 12 entries
Bear002003003003
עָרַב (ʻârab, H6150) is a common noun meaning "evening." The quotation "it has become evening... The joy of the earth is banished" at Isaiah 24:11 shows this temporal sense, which does not independently attest the "Bear" domain; that classification is bundle-shared with עָרַב (ʻârab, H6148), עָרֵב (ʻârêb, H6149), and עֲרַב (ʻărab, H6151) in the source data and is not confirmed by this lexeme's own occurrences.
Confident002001002003
עָרַב (ʻârab, H6150) is a common noun meaning "evening." The quotation "it has become evening... The joy of the earth is banished" at Isaiah 24:11 shows this temporal sense, which does not independently attest the "Confident" domain; that classification is bundle-shared with עָרַב (ʻârab, H6148), עָרֵב (ʻârêb, H6149), and עֲרַב (ʻărab, H6151) in the source data and is not confirmed by this lexeme's own occurrences.
Exchange002003002010
עָרַב (ʻârab, H6150) is a common noun meaning "evening." The quotation "it has become evening... The joy of the earth is banished" at Isaiah 24:11 shows this temporal sense, which does not independently attest the "Exchange" domain; that classification is bundle-shared with עָרַב (ʻârab, H6148), עָרֵב (ʻârêb, H6149), and עֲרַב (ʻărab, H6151) in the source data and is not confirmed by this lexeme's own occurrences.
Non-Possess002003002018
עָרַב (ʻârab, H6150) is a common noun meaning "evening." The quotation "it has become evening... The joy of the earth is banished" at Isaiah 24:11 shows this temporal sense, which does not independently attest the "Non-Possess" domain; that classification is bundle-shared with עָרַב (ʻârab, H6148), עָרֵב (ʻârêb, H6149), and עֲרַב (ʻărab, H6151) in the source data and is not confirmed by this lexeme's own occurrences.
Vow002004001009013
עָרַב (ʻârab, H6150) is a common noun meaning "evening." The quotation "it has become evening... The joy of the earth is banished" at Isaiah 24:11 shows this temporal sense, which does not independently attest the "Vow" domain; that classification is bundle-shared with עָרַב (ʻârab, H6148), עָרֵב (ʻârêb, H6149), and עֲרַב (ʻărab, H6151) in the source data and is not confirmed by this lexeme's own occurrences.
Mixed002003001012
עָרַב (ʻârab, H6150) is a common noun meaning "evening." The quotation "it has become evening... The joy of the earth is banished" at Isaiah 24:11 shows this temporal sense, which does not independently attest the "Mixed" domain; that classification is bundle-shared with עָרַב (ʻârab, H6148), עָרֵב (ʻârêb, H6149), and עֲרַב (ʻărab, H6151) in the source data and is not confirmed by this lexeme's own occurrences.
Associate002003002002
עָרַב (ʻârab, H6150) is a common noun meaning "evening." The quotation "it has become evening... The joy of the earth is banished" at Isaiah 24:11 shows this temporal sense, which does not independently attest the "Associate" domain; that classification is bundle-shared with עָרַב (ʻârab, H6148), עָרֵב (ʻârêb, H6149), and עֲרַב (ʻărab, H6151) in the source data and is not confirmed by this lexeme's own occurrences.
Engage002003003011
עָרַב (ʻârab, H6150) is a common noun meaning "evening." The quotation "it has become evening... The joy of the earth is banished" at Isaiah 24:11 shows this temporal sense, which does not independently attest the "Engage" domain; that classification is bundle-shared with עָרַב (ʻârab, H6148), עָרֵב (ʻârêb, H6149), and עֲרַב (ʻărab, H6151) in the source data and is not confirmed by this lexeme's own occurrences.
Well002001003018
עָרַב (ʻârab, H6150) is a common noun meaning "evening." The quotation "it has become evening... The joy of the earth is banished" at Isaiah 24:11 shows this temporal sense, which does not independently attest the "Well" domain; that classification is bundle-shared with עָרַב (ʻârab, H6148), עָרֵב (ʻârêb, H6149), and עֲרַב (ʻărab, H6151) in the source data and is not confirmed by this lexeme's own occurrences.
Time002002002010
עָרַב here denotes the arrival of evening or growing dark, a temporal marker, illustrated at Judges 19:9 ("the day has drawn to a close... spend the night") and Isaiah 24:11 ("all joy turns to gloom" — literally, the joy of the earth grows dark like evening).
Complete002001003003
עָרַב (ʻârab, H6150) is a common noun meaning "evening." The quotation "it has become evening... The joy of the earth is banished" at Isaiah 24:11 shows this temporal sense, which does not independently attest the "Complete" domain; that classification is bundle-shared with עָרַב (ʻârab, H6148), עָרֵב (ʻârêb, H6149), and עֲרַב (ʻărab, H6151) in the source data and is not confirmed by this lexeme's own occurrences.
Happen002002003003
עָרַב (ʻârab, H6150) is a common noun meaning "evening." The quotation "it has become evening... The joy of the earth is banished" at Isaiah 24:11 shows this temporal sense, which does not independently attest the "Happen" domain; that classification is bundle-shared with עָרַב (ʻârab, H6148), עָרֵב (ʻârêb, H6149), and עֲרַב (ʻărab, H6151) in the source data and is not confirmed by this lexeme's own occurrences.
Word family 17 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

עָרַב ʻârab · H6148 · to pledge, to promise, to put up security · 22×עֶרֶב ʻereb · H6153 · evening, mixed rabble, foreigners · 134×עֲרָבָה ʻărâbâh · H6160 · plain, steppe, desert · 61×עֵרֶב ʻêreb · H6154 · woven or knitted material, mixed rabble, foreigners · 15×מַעֲרָב maʻărâb · H4628 · wares, merchandise, west · 14×עֹרֵב ʻôrêb · H6158 · crow, raven · 10×מַעֲרָב maʻărâb · H4627 · wares, merchandise, west · 9×עָרֹב ʻârôb · H6157 · swarm of insects · 9×עֲרָבִי ʻĂrâbîy · H6163 · Arab · 9×עָרֵב ʻârêb · H6149 · to pledge, to promise, to put up security · 8×עֲרָב ʻĂrâb · H6152 · Arabia · 6×עָרָב ʻârâb · H6155 · plain, steppe, desert · 5×עֲרַב ʻărab · H6151 · mingle, mix · 4×עָרַבʻârab · H6150עֲרָבוֹן ʻărâbôwn · H6162 · pledge · 3×עָרֵב ʻârêb · H6156 · sweet, tasting well · 2×תַּעֲרֻבָה taʻărubâh · H8594 · hostage · 2×
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H6150. arab [עָרַב] verb denominative become evening; grow dark (?); — Qal. Infinitive…
H6150. arab
[עָרַב] verb denominative become evening; grow dark (?); —
Qal. Infinitive construct לַעֲרוֺב הַיּוֺם רָפָה Jdg 19:9, but read probably ᵐ5 לַעֶרֶב הַיּוֺם נָטָהL GFM; Perfect3feminine singular figurative עָֽרְבָה Isa 24:11 all joy has grown dark, but read עָֽבְרָה has passed away Lo Gr PerlesAnal. 91 CheHpt and others
Hiph`il Infinitive absolute וְהַעֲרֵב הַשְׁכֵּם 1Sa 17:16 doing it at morning and at evening.

Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain

Sources

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