Strong's Lexicon

H4628

H4628 — מַעֲרָב מַעֲרָבָה

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewma`arabnoun mascOccurrences: 14TWOT: 1689b

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H4628
Word:	מַעֲרָב מַעֲרָבָה
Part of Speech:	noun masc
Etymology:	from H6150, in the sense of shading
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	14
Transliteration:	ma`arab
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	mah-ar-awb' (or (feminine) maearabah {mah-ar-aw-baw'}) n-m.
Meaning:	1. the west (as a region of the evening sun)
KJV Renderings:	west.

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BDB6365

II. מַעֲרָב noun [masculine] west (late) (place of sunset); — מִמַּעֲרָבָה ( = בָ֯הּ, compare De Ges^{§ 91 e}) Isa 45:6 from its setting-place (opposed to מִמִּזְרַחשֶֿׁמֶשׁ); מַעֲרָב opposed to מִזְרָח also Isa 43:5; Isa 59:19; Ps 103:12; Ps 107:3, so ׳ לַמּ westward 1Chr 7:28; 1Chr 12:16 ( van d. H. v.1Chr 12:15), 1Chr 26:16; 1Chr 26:18 ׳ מ opposed to מוֺצָא Ps 75:7 מִןהַּֿמַּעֲרָב (alone) Dan 8:5 with ה locative מַעֲרָ֑בָה 1Chr 26:30 westward, followed by לְ = to the west of 2Chr 32:30; 2Chr 33:14, לַגִּבְעָה ׳ מִמּ Judg 20:33 according to ᵐ5 (not B ) ᵑ9 Be GFM and others (see [ מַעֲרֶה ]).

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

מערב (mah-gărahv’)

2 Chronicles 82:30

EHCC: to the west side of the city

2 Chronicles 33:14

KJV: Now after this he built a wall without the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entering in at the fish gate, and compassed about Ophel, and raised it up a very great height, and put captains of war in all the fenced cities of Judah.Ophel: or, the tower

EHCC: on the west side of Gihon,

Psalms 75:6

KJV: For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south.south: Heb. desert

EHCC: (7).from the east, nur from the west,

Psalms 103:12

KJV: As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.

EHCC: As far as the east is from the west,

Psalms 107:3

KJV: And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south.south: Heb. sea

EHCC: from the east, and from the west,

Isaiah 43:5

KJV: Fear not: for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west;

EHCC: and gather thee from the west ;

Isaiah 59:19

KJV: So shall they fear the name of the Lord from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against him.lift…: or, put him to flight

EHCC: fear the name of the Lord from the west,

Daniel 8:5

KJV: And as I was considering, behold, an he goat came from the west on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes.touched…: or, none touched him in the eartha notable…: Heb. a horn of sight

EHCC: an he goat came from the west