Aravah עֲרָבָה
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| עֲרָבָה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | aravah |
| Strong's number | H6155 (H6155H, H6155G) |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | willow |
| Occurrences | 5 in 5 verses |
| Most frequent in | Isaiah (2) |
Aravah (Hebrew עֲרָבָה, Strong's H6155) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “willow”. It occurs 5 times in 5 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
H6155H: willow
1) poplar, willow
1a) a tree characterised by dark wood
1a) a tree characterised by dark wood
H6155G: (Brook of) Willows
Combined with na.chal (נַ֫חַל "Brook" H5158)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | willows (5) |
|---|---|
| BSB | willows (4), like willows (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Aravah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Leviticus
- Leviticus 23:40And ye shall take you on the first day the boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and ye shall rejoice before the Lord your God seven days.On the first day you are to gather the fruit of majestic trees, the branches of palm trees, and the boughs of leafy trees and of willows of the brook. And you are to rejoice before the LORD your God for seven days.
Job
- Job 40:22The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.The lotus plants conceal him in their shade; the willows of the brook surround him.
Psalms
- Psalm 137:2We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.There on the willows we hung our harps,
Isaiah
- Isaiah 15:7Therefore the abundance they have gotten, and that which they have laid up, shall they carry away to the brook of the willows.So they carry their wealth and belongings over the Brook of the Willows.
- Isaiah 44:4And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses.They will sprout among the grass like willows by flowing streams.
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).