Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H4627 |
|---|---|
| Word: | מַעֲרָב |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H6148, in the sense of trading |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 9 |
| Transliteration: | ma`arab |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | mah-ar-awb' |
| Meaning: | 1. traffic 2. (by implication) mercantile goods |
| KJV Renderings: | market, merchandise. |
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I. [מַעֲרָב] noun masculine usually collective articles of exchange, merchandise (only of Tyre, Ezek 27); — suffix מַעֲרָבֵךְ Job 17:13 v Job 17:17 v Job 17:19 v Job 17:25 v Job 17:27a; v Job 17:34 as accusative of cognate meaning with verb with עָרַב Job 17:9 v Job 17:27 plural suffix מַעֲרָבַיִךְ v Job 17:33 perhaps thy (diverse) wares ( DHMVOJ viii (1894), 4 proposes, ingeniously, meaning imports, deriving from V. ערב enter, but improbable).
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Concordance entry
