Arev עָרֵב
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| עָרֵב | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | arev |
| Strong's number | H6156 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | adjective |
| Gloss | sweet |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | Proverbs (1) |
Arev (Hebrew עָרֵב, Strong's H6156) is a Hebrew adjective meaning “sweet”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
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 (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | is sweet (2) |
Verses
Every verse with Arev, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Proverbs
- Proverbs 20:17Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.Food gained by fraud is sweet to a man, but later his mouth is full of gravel.
Song of Solomon
- Song of Solomon 2:14O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.O my dove in the clefts of the rock, in the crevices of the cliff, let me see your face, let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet, and your countenance is lovely.
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).