Arev עָרַב
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| עָרַב | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | arev |
| Strong's number | H6149 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to please |
| Occurrences | 8 in 8 verses |
| Most frequent in | Proverbs (2) |
Arev (Hebrew עָרַב, Strong's H6149) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to please”. It occurs 8 times in 8 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) (Qal) to be pleasant, be sweet, be pleasing
1a) (TWOT) sweet, pleasant
1a) (TWOT) sweet, pleasant
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | sweet (5), pleasure (1), pleasing (1), pleasant (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | please (2), be pleasing (1), will be sweet (1), is sweet (1), had been most pleasant (1), you found pleasure (1), will please (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Arev, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Psalms
- Psalm 104:34My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.May my meditation be pleasing to Him, for I rejoice in the LORD.
Proverbs
- Proverbs 3:24When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you rest, your sleep will be sweet.
- Proverbs 13:19The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.Desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but turning from evil is detestable to fools.
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 6:20To what purpose cometh there to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices sweet unto me.What use to Me is frankincense from Sheba or sweet cane from a distant land? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable; your sacrifices do not please Me.”
- Jeremiah 31:26Upon this I awaked, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet unto me.At this I awoke and looked around. My sleep had been most pleasant to me.
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 16:37Behold, therefore I will gather all thy lovers, with whom thou hast taken pleasure, and all them that thou hast loved, with all them that thou hast hated; I will even gather them round about against thee, and will discover thy nakedness unto them, that they may see all thy nakedness.therefore I will surely gather all the lovers with whom you found pleasure, all those you loved and all those you hated. I will gather them against you from all around and expose you before them, and they will see you completely naked.
Hosea
- Hosea 9:4They shall not offer wine offerings to the Lord, neither shall they be pleasing unto him: their sacrifices shall be unto them as the bread of mourners; all that eat thereof shall be polluted: for their bread for their soul shall not come into the house of the Lord.They will not pour out wine offerings to the LORD, and their sacrifices will not please Him, but will be to them like the bread of mourners; all who eat will be defiled. For their bread will be for themselves; it will not enter the house of the LORD.
Malachi
- Malachi 3:4Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the Lord, as in the days of old, and as in former years.Then the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will please the LORD, as in days of old and years gone by.
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).