Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H6154 |
|---|---|
| Word: | עֵרֶב עֶרֶב |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H6148 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 15 |
| Transliteration: | ereb |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | `ereb (ay'-reb) (or mereb (1 Kings 10) n-m. |
| Meaning: | 1. the web (or transverse threads of cloth) 2. also a mixture, (or mongrel race) |
| KJV Renderings: | Arabia, mingled people, mixed (multitude), woof. |
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I. עֵ֫רֶב noun masculine Exod 12:38 mixture, mixed company; — heterogeneous body attached to a people; to Israel Exod 12:38 ( E ), Neh 13:3 to Egyptians Jer 25:20 ( ᵑ9 joins to Jer 25:19, so Gie); to Chaldeans Jer 50:37 in Jer 25:24 strike out וְאֵת ֗֗֗ הָעֶרֶב as doublet (so Gie, compare ᵐ5 ); in 1Kgs 10:15 read עֲרָב (as || 2Chr 9:14, so Benz Kit and others); Ezek 30:5 read probably id. (Co).
II. עֵ֫רֶב noun [masculine] woof (as mixed, interwoven, with warp); — Lev 13:48 + 8t. 13 (all opposed to שְׁתִי warp), compare GFMPAOS 1889, clxxviii.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
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