Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H6155 |
|---|---|
| Word: | עָרָב |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | from H6148 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 5 |
| Transliteration: | arab |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | `arab (aw-rawb') n-f. |
| Meaning: | 1. a willow (from the use of osiers as wattles) |
| KJV Renderings: | willow. |
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II. [עֲרָבָה] noun [masculine] poplar (populus Euphratica = Arabic [untranscribed source text 4063] We in DeGn (4), 568 KerstenZPV ii. 209 DeIs (4) 44, 4 Löwp. 300 Anm.; Late Hebrew עֲרָבָה √ obscure); — plural absolute עֲרָבִים עַליִֿבְלֵימָֿ֑יִם Isa 44:4, compare Ps 137:2 construct עַרְבֵינָֿ֑חַל Lev 23:40 ( H ), Job 40:22 נַחַלהָֿעֲרָבִים Isa 15:7 (a wady in Moab; identification dubious, see conjectures in BuhlGeogr. 124 ).
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
