Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H6162 |
|---|---|
| Word: | עֲרָבוֹן |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H6148 (in the sense of exchange) |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | arabown |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | `arabown (ar-aw-bone') n-m. |
| Meaning: | 1. a pawn (given as security) |
| KJV Renderings: | pledge. |
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עֵרָבוֺן noun [masculine] pledge; — ׳ נָתַן ע give a pledge Gen 38:17; Gen 38:18, ׳ לָקַח ע Gen 38:20 (all J ), receive (back) a pledge (when condition is fulfilled). — Job 17:3 read perhaps עֶרְבֹנִי (for ᵑ0 עָרְבֵנִי), as object of שֹׂימָה set my pledge (a surety for me), so Beer Bu and others
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
