Arav עָרַב
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| עָרַב | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | arav |
| Strong's number | H6148 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to pledge |
| Occurrences | 22 in 22 verses |
| Most frequent in | Proverbs (9) |
Arav (Hebrew עָרַב, Strong's H6148) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to pledge”. It occurs 22 times in 22 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to pledge, exchange, mortgage, engage, occupy, undertake for, give pledges, be or become surety, take on pledge, give in pledge
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to take on pledge, go surety for
1a2) to give in pledge
1a3) to exchange
1a4) to pledge
1b) (Hithpael)
1b1) to exchange pledges
1b2) to have fellowship with, share
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to take on pledge, go surety for
1a2) to give in pledge
1a3) to exchange
1a4) to pledge
1b) (Hithpael)
1b1) to exchange pledges
1b2) to have fellowship with, share
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | surety (8), pledges (2), mingled (2), meddle (2), mortgaged (1), intermeddle (1), becometh (1), sureties (1), undertake (1), engaged (1), occupy (1), occupiers (1) |
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| BSB | make a bargain (2), will guarantee his safety (1), guaranteed (1), has been mixed (1), are mortgaging (1), pledge (1), they mingled (1), ensure (1), you have put up security (1), he who puts up security (1), shares (1), puts up security (1), and 9 other renderings |
Verses
Every verse with Arav, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Genesis
- Genesis 43:9I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever:I will guarantee his safety. You may hold me personally responsible. If I do not bring him back and set him before you, then may I bear the guilt before you all my life.
- Genesis 44:32For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then I shall bear the blame to my father for ever.Indeed, your servant guaranteed the boy’s safety to my father, saying, ‘If I do not return him to you, I will bear the guilt before you, my father, all my life.’
2 Kings
- 2 Kings 18:23Now therefore, I pray thee, give pledges to my lord the king of Assyria, and I will deliver thee two thousand horses, if thou be able on thy part to set riders upon them.Now, therefore, make a bargain with my master, the king of Assyria. I will give you two thousand horses—if you can put riders on them!
Ezra
- Ezra 9:2For they have taken of their daughters for themselves, and for their sons: so that the holy seed have mingled themselves with the people of those lands: yea, the hand of the princes and rulers hath been chief in this trespass.Indeed, the Israelites have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and their sons, so that the holy seed has been mixed with the people of the land. And the leaders and officials have taken the lead in this unfaithfulness!”
Nehemiah
- Nehemiah 5:3Some also there were that said, We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might buy corn, because of the dearth.Others were saying, “We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards, and our homes to get grain during the famine.”
Job
- Job 17:3Lay down now, put me in a surety with thee; who is he that will strike hands with me?Give me, I pray, the pledge You demand. Who else will be my guarantor?
Psalms
- Psalm 106:35But were mingled among the heathen, and learned their works.but they mingled with the nations and adopted their customs.
- Psalm 119:122Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me.Ensure Your servant’s well-being; do not let the arrogant oppress me.
Proverbs
- Proverbs 6:1My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, if you have struck hands in pledge with a stranger,
- Proverbs 11:15He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure.He who puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer, but the one who hates indebtedness is secure.
- Proverbs 14:10The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger shares in its joy.
- Proverbs 17:18A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.A man lacking judgment strikes hands in pledge and puts up security for his neighbor.
- Proverbs 20:16Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.Take the garment of the one who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.
- Proverbs 20:19He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips.
- Proverbs 22:26Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.Do not be one who gives pledges, who puts up security for debts.
- Proverbs 24:21My son, fear thou the Lord and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not associate with the rebellious.
- Proverbs 27:13Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.Take the garment of him who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 36:8Now therefore give pledges, I pray thee, to my master the king of Assyria, and I will give thee two thousand horses, if thou be able on thy part to set riders upon them.Now, therefore, make a bargain with my master, the king of Assyria. I will give you two thousand horses—if you can put riders on them!
- Isaiah 38:14Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove: mine eyes fail with looking upward: O Lord, I am oppressed; undertake for me.I chirp like a swallow or crane; I moan like a dove. My eyes grow weak as I look upward. O Lord, I am oppressed; be my security.”
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 30:21And their nobles shall be of themselves, and their governor shall proceed from the midst of them; and I will cause him to draw near, and he shall approach unto me: for who is this that engaged his heart to approach unto me? saith the Lord.Their leader will be one of their own, and their ruler will arise from their midst. And I will bring him near, and he will approach Me, for who would dare on his own to approach Me?” declares the LORD.
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 27:9The ancients of Gebal and the wise men thereof were in thee thy calkers: all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee to occupy thy merchandise.The elders of Gebal were aboard as shipwrights, repairing your leaks. All the ships of the sea and their sailors came alongside to barter for your merchandise.
- Ezekiel 27:27Thy riches, and thy fairs, thy merchandise, thy mariners, and thy pilots, thy calkers, and the occupiers of thy merchandise, and all thy men of war, that are in thee, and in all thy company which is in the midst of thee, shall fall into the midst of the seas in the day of thy ruin.Your wealth, wares, and merchandise, your sailors, captains, and shipwrights, your merchants and all the warriors within you, with all the other people on board, will sink into the heart of the sea on the day of your downfall.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).