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Lexicon :: Strong's H6148 - ʿāraḇ

Aa
עָרַב
Transliteration
ʿāraḇ
Pronunciation
aw-rab'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

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.
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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 - Put him into my care and make me responsible for him: if I do not give him safely back to you, let mine be the sin for ever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:32

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:32 - For I made myself responsible for the boy to my father, saying, If I do not give him safely back to you, let mine be the sin for ever.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:23 - And now, take a chance with my master, the king of Assyria, and I will give you two thousand horses, if you are able to put horsemen on them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 9:2 - For they have taken their daughters for themselves and for their sons, so that the holy seed has been mixed with the peoples of the lands; and in fact the captains and rulers have been the first to do this evil.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 5:3 - And there were some who said, We are giving our fields and our vine-gardens and our houses for debt: let us get grain because we are in need.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 17:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 17:3 - Be pleased, now, to be responsible for me to yourself; for there is no other who will put his hand in mine.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:35

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:35 - But they were joined to the nations, learning their works.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:122

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:122 - Take your servant's interests into your keeping; let me not be crushed by the men of pride.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:1 - My son, if you have made yourself responsible for your neighbour, or given your word for another,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:15 - He who makes himself responsible for a strange man will undergo much loss; but the hater of such undertakings will be safe.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:10 - No one has knowledge of a man's grief but himself; and a strange person has no part in his joy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:18 - A man without sense gives his hand in an agreement, and makes himself responsible before his neighbour.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:16 - Take a man's clothing if he makes himself responsible for a strange man, and get an undertaking from him who gives his word for strange men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:19 - He who goes about talking of the business of others gives away secrets: so have nothing to do with him whose lips are open wide.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:26 - Be not one of those who give their hands in an agreement, or of those who make themselves responsible for debts:

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:21 - My son, go in fear of the Lord and the king: have nothing to do with those who are in high positions:

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:13 - Take a man's clothing if he makes himself responsible for a strange man, and get an undertaking from him who gives his word for strange men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 36:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 36:8 - And now, take a chance with my master, the king of Assyria, and I will give you two thousand horses, if you are able to put horsemen on them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 38:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 38:14 - I make cries like a bird; I give out sounds of grief like a dove: my eyes are looking up with desire; O Lord, I am crushed, take up my cause.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:21 - And their chief will be of their number; their ruler will come from among themselves; and I will let him be present before me, so that he may come near to me: for who may have strength of heart to come near me? says the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:9 - The responsible men of Gebal and its wise men were in you, making your boards watertight: all the ships of the sea with their seamen were in you trading in your goods.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:27

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:27 - Your wealth and your goods, the things in which you do trade, your seamen and those guiding your ships, those who make your boards watertight, and those who do business with your goods, and all your men of war who are in you, with all who have come together in you, will go down into the heart of the seas in the day of your downfall.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:4

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:4 - They will give no wine offering to the Lord, they will not make offerings ready for him; their bread will be like the bread of those in sorrow; all who take it will be unclean, because their bread will be only for their desire, it will not come into the house of the Lord.
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