BDB710
[אֶ֫רֶב] אָ֑רֶב noun [masculine] —
1.
a lying-in-wait
Job 38:40.
2.
covert, lair
Job 37:8 (||
מְעֹנֹת).
Strong's Lexicon
H695
H695 — אֶרֶב
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H695 |
|---|---|
| Word: | אֶרֶב |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H693 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | ereb |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | eh'-reb |
| Meaning: | 1. ambuscade |
| KJV Renderings: | den, lie in wait. |
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Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Englishman's Hebrew Concordance
ארב (eh’-rev)
Job 37:8
- KJV: Then the beasts go into dens, and remain in their places.
- EHCC: Then the beasts go info dens,
Job 38:40
- KJV: When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait?
- EHCC: abide in the covert fo lie in wait?
Jeremiah 9:8
- KJV: Their tongue is as an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his wait.in heart: Heb. in the midst of himhis wait: or, wait for him
- EHCC: (7).in heart he layeth his wait,
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